Bottle Bill Can Be Resurrected With Strong Grassroots Action 5/31/07
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May 31, 2007
Hello all - I was at the Capitol yesterday (5/30) and received an update from our lead coalition partner regarding the Bottle Bill. There is momentum to resurrect the bill but with less than a week left in the legislative session, grassroots action is needed to encourage legislative leaders to do the right thing.
Another coalition partner noted that all indications are the BOTTLE BILL WOULD PASS THE LEGISLATURE IF BROUGHT TO A VOTE. It passed the Senate and was ready to go to a vote in the House, when the leadership sent it to the the General Law Committee, where one of the co-chairs represents a district that includes a Coca-Cola bottling plant for water, juice, etc. Is it any wonder that the bill was voted down?
If can contact your legislators, please do! If you can only make two contacts then it should be:
House Speaker Jim Amann at
And Rep. Christopher Stone (D), the co-chair of the General Law Committee which voted down the proposal, at:
The message is simple: you’re deeply disappointed and want the bottle bill resurrected and brought to a vote.
House Speaker James Amann <Jim.Amann@cga.ct.gov>, 800-842-1902 E-mail: CT General Assembly Website at www.cga.ct.gov and then click on left for House and Senate links Main Switchboard:
Senate Democrats (800) 842-1420 or (860) 240-8600 Senate Republicans (800) 842-1421 or (860) 240-8800 House Democrats (800) 842-8267, 842-1902 or (860) 240-8500 House Republicans (800) 842-8270, 842-1423 or (860) 240-8700
If you want more background information on why we need a bottle bill, go to http://www.lwvct.org/issues/action-archives/2007-08/bottle%20bills/052307-why-bottle-bill.htm
Cheryl Dunson
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