Epistle From Ms. McMorris Regarding the Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2006

Little Fur Family Fur Edition
Margaret Wise Brown

A letter from my congressperson regarding the Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2006.
Dear Terry, Thank you for contacting my office regarding H.R. 4904, the Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2006. It is an honor to represent the people of Eastern Washington and I appreciate you sharing your thoughts with me. H.R. 4904 was introduced by Representative Mike Ferguson (R-NJ) on March 8, 2006 and referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. This legislation would require all fur garments to include information about their origins regardless of price. Accurate labels would allow consumers to identify and choose faux fur over real fur garments. Currently garments featuring fur valued at less than $150 can be sold without identifying it as animal fur or specifying the species of animal or country of origin. I understand that without proper labeling, consumers can't always tell if an item contains real fur or faux fur -- and today's processing techniques make it nearly impossible for consumers to tell the difference. I appreciate you bringing H.R. 4904 to my attention and I will keep your thoughts in mind as this legislation is considered. Thanks again for writing. I invite you to visit my website at: www.mcmorris.house.gov for additional information. Please do not hesitate to contact my office if I can be of further assistance. Best Wishes, Cathy C. McMorris Member of Congress

How Congress Works and Why You Should Care
Lee H. Hamilton

The trouble I have with this letter? It doesn't tell me exactly how she would vote on the issue. Why is that? Because she's likely ready to use her vote as a bargaining chip, if necessary. This is the unfortunate truth about congress. They feel the need to play their vote as if playing poker. But they aren't playing poker. And this isn't a game. And that spins my wheels. Here's the deal, Ms. McMorris. If the thing has animal fur on it, I expect to be notified of the animal fur, and of the country of origin, regardless of how much I paid for it. If it's a cat, call it a cat. If it's a dog, call it a dog--that way I won't buy it, and hopefully nobody else will either. And don't play fast and loose with economic ethics--I'm not particularly worried about offending a country that's shipping pelts of pooches, I will not feel any better about wearing a dead pomeranian just because I paid less than a hundred fifty bucks for it. I'm listening to “69 Police” by David Holmes from the album Ocean's Eleven on badgeitunes61x15lite.gif .

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