Kill the Odor Study Bill!
By Kristin Schaaf

Thanks for all your efforts to contact legislators - we're making a big impact!

Because of your calls and emails, House leadership is squirming to find a way to pass the bad Odor Study bill (House File 2688 & Senate File 2362).

They have moved the bill out of the House Appropriations Committee (Jo Oldson's committee) to the Ways and Means Committee, and it is now going to the House floor. It could be debated in the House as early as Monday morning. And it will more than likely be debated in the Senate soon.

We need to keep the calls and emails coming!

Even if you've called your representatives - we urge you to contact them again. Other legislators and lobbyists will continue to try to sway their vote. We need to keep our message out front - no taxpayer money for an odor study!

Our message is:

1. Kill the odor study bill

2. Iowans to not want or need another study - listen to your constituents

3. Stop catering to the factory farm industry

Contact your legislators today!

By following this link, you can contact your House and Senate Representatives, Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal, House Speaker Pat Murphy, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Governor Culver - all in one email.

Or put in a call to your legislators - a personal call will be that much more effective:

Senate Switchboard, 515-281-3371

House Switchboard, 515-281-3221

Also, here are direct lines for key leadership: Gronstal, 515-281-3901; Murphy, 515-281-5566; McCarthy, 515-281-7497; and Governor Culver, 515-281-5211.

Please reply to this email and let us know if you make any calls.

We need to stand up to corporate power and say enough's enough. Iowans are tired of catering to the factory farm industry and don't want our taxpayer dollars funding unnecessary studies.

How else can you make an impact?

Join us at the Capitol Wednesday, April 16 for a press conference at 10 am - meet us in the first floor rotunda and look for the black CCI T-shirts. We'll lobby our legislators following the press conference until noon.

Help us get the message out:

We need to get calls to other members, urging them to contact their legislators now to kill the odor study. If you're can make 10-20 calls, let us know by replying to this email.

Forward this email to your friends and family who are concerned about the issue. The more people taking action the better.

Take action - let's kill the odor study bill today!