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Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal

67th ASSEMBLY DISTRICT NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
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ASSEMBLYMEMBER LINDA B. ROSENTHAL REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO PASSING NEW YORK STATES GMO LABELING LAW New York to Connecticut: We Got Your Back New York, NY On the heels of Connectic t !o"e#no# D$nnel M$llo%&s si'nin' the fi#st(in(the(n$tion l$) #e* i#in' l$+elin' of 'enetic$ll% ,o-ifie- o#'$nis, .!MO/(cont$inin' foo- 0#o- cts1 Asse,+l%,e,+e# Lin-$ B2 Rosenth$l .D3W4(M$nh$tt$n/ #e$ffi#,e- he# co,,it,ent to 0$ssin' he# +ill1 A25676(A1 )hich )o l- #e* i#e !MO l$+elin' in Ne) Yo#8 St$te1 $n- hel0 Connectic t9s l$) ,o"e one ste0 close# to i,0le,ent$tion2 Connectic t&s l$) #e* i#es nei'h+o#in' st$tes )ith tot$l 0o0 l$tions of 7: ,illion to $lso 0$ss l$+elin' l$)s2 ;With Ne) Yo#8 St$te&s 0o0 l$tion of $00#o<i,$tel% => ,illion1 0$ssin' ,% +ill )ill hel0 Connectic t #e$li?e its 'o$ls1 $n- )ill ,o"e the co nt#% $s $ )hole to)$#- n$tion$l !MO l$+elin'1@ s$iAsse,+l%,e,+e# Lin-$ B2 Rosenth$l2 ;Des0ite the intense o00osition f#o, the in- st#% th$t )e contin e to f$ce he#e in Ne) Yo#81 the 0eo0le of this St$te -e,$n- to 8no) the in'#e-ients in the foo- the% $#e e$tin' $n- fee-in' to thei# f$,ilies2 It is to the, th$t I h$"e $ #es0onsi+ilit%1 $n- not to )ell(f n-einte#ests )ho o00ose !MO l$+elin'2@ The +ill is c$##ie- in the Ne) Yo#8 St$te Sen$te +% Ken L$A$lle2 Asse,+l%,e,+e# Rosenth$l9s +ill1 int#o- ce- in B$n $#% 7:=51 c$,e 0 fo# $ "ote in the Ne) Yo#8 St$te Asse,+l% Co,,ittee on Cons ,e# Aff$i#s $n- C#otection in the )$nin' -$%s of the Le'isl$ti"e session2 Tho 'h Rosenth$l h$- the "otes to 0$ss the +ill o t of the co,,ittee +% $ co,fo#t$+le ,$#'in1 so,e ,e,+e#s ch$n'e- thei# ,in-s onl% ,o,ents +efo#e the "ote1 $fte# $ lo++%ist fo# the see- in- st#% co,, nic$te- )ith the,2 Since then1 Rosenth$l h$s )o#8e- closel% )ith n$tion$l( $n- st$te(le"el $-"oc$tes1 fo#,in' close co$litions $n- c#e$tin' ,o,ent ,2 The Asse,+l% Co,,ittee on Cons ,e# Aff$i#s hel- $ he$#in' on the +ill in B l% of this %e$#1 )hich -#e) s 00o#te#s f#o, $#o n- the st$te $n+e%on-2 E,+ol-ene- +% thei# s ccess in C$lifo#ni$ $n- W$shin'ton St$te1 )he#e the in- st#% 0o #e- ,illions of -oll$#s into s ccessf ll% -efe$tin' +$llot initi$ti"es th$t )o l- h$"e #e* i#e- !MO l$+elin'1 co,0$nies li8e Mons$nto $n- its c#onies in the !#oce#% M$n f$ct #e#s Associ$tion .!MA/1 the t#$-e '#o 0 th$t #e0#esents + sinesses en'$'e- in cons ,e# 0$c8$'e- 'oo-s1 h$s +e' n $ slic8 ,$#8etin' c$,0$i'n to ch$n'e the 0 +lic9s 0e#ce0tion $+o t !MOs2 W$shin'ton St$te&s $tto#ne% 'ene#$l h$s file- s it $'$inst the !MA fo# "iol$tions of the st$te&s c$,0$i'n -isclos #e l$)s1 fo# ille'$ll% collectin' $n- s0en-in' D7 ,illion )hile shiel-in' -ono#s& i-entities2 ;I $, confi-ent th$t Ne) Yo#8&s 0 +lic )ill not +e foole- +% the in- st#%&s c$,0$i'n1@ s$iAsse,+l%,e,+e# Rosenth$l2 ;Wh$t9s ,o#e1 #e* i#in' th$t !MO 0#o- cts +e l$+ele- -oes not i,0l% $n%thin'1 ne'$ti"e o# 0ositi"e1 $+o t the s$fet% of !MO(cont$inin' foo- 0#o- cts2 Si,0l% 0 t1 l$+elin' is $ co,,on sense cons ,e# 0#otection ,e$s #e th$t )ill e,0o)e# the 0 +lic to ,$8e i,0o#t$nt -ecisions $+o t the foo- 0#o- cts the% + %2@

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Ne) Yo#89s Le'isl$ti"e session )ill #es ,e in B$n $#%1 $n- Asse,+l%,e,+e# Rosenth$l e<0ects th$t +ill A25676(A )ill +e on $n e$#l% co,,ittee $'en-$2 Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal represents the 67th Assembly district, which includes the Upper !ide and parts o" the #linton$ %ell&s 'itchen nei(hborhoods in )anhattan. *** est