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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#4F81BD'>Fair Trade Friends,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#4F81BD'>Last week I attended the CPA fly-in reception and met folks like you from all over as they prepared to storm the Hill in opposition to bad trade policy; and I was gratified that they included talking points about the TPP in their visits to the Members’ offices. Our coalition is bigger than we realize.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#4F81BD'>Next week the Congress will be in recess, back home, and you will have a chance to button-hole your delegation about the TPP and Fast Track.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#4F81BD'>Onward,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#4F81BD'>Mike Dolan<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#4F81BD'>Teamsters<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Sara Haimowitz [mailto:info@prosperousamerica.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 15, 2013 4:33 PM<br><b>To:</b> Dolan Mike<br><b>Subject:</b> News Release: CPA Members Visit 105 Congressional Offices<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=785 style='width:588.75pt'><tr><td width=106 style='width:79.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><img width=96 height=96 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://www.prosperousamerica.org/images/mailer/logo_CPA8.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=679 style='width:509.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>COALITION FOR A PROSPEROUS AMERICA</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>700 12th Street NW, Suite 700 - Washington, DC 20005 | 615 Boardman Street - Sheffield, MA 01257<br> tel: 202-688-5145 <br>email: <a href="mailto:cpa@prosperousamerica.org">cpa@prosperousamerica.org</a> | website: <a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=xKb%2FdDo96fh07%2FkGpZuN4Le07OcEIFf9">www.prosperousamerica.org</a> <br>online store: <a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=UpbB9dm%2FhvwgzFIBGBbjZre07OcEIFf9">www.cpabuyamerican.com</a> | blog: <a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=s1q0y59jYkmLPYdnvbEHXLe07OcEIFf9">www.tradereform.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ILUxyJn%2F2SUBULQ9P8A6tLe07OcEIFf9">Click here to unsubscribe</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr></table></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=785 style='width:588.75pt'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 width=755 style='width:566.25pt'><tr><td width=239 style='width:179.25pt;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>News Release</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Contact: Sara Haimowitz, <a href="mailto:sara@prosperousamerica.org">sara@prosperousamerica.org</a></span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>March 15, 2013</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>CPA Members Visit 105 Congressional Offices:<br>Advocate Fixing the Trade Deficit<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Washington, DC -- Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) members from across the country converged on Capitol Hill on March 13th and 14th to advocate fixing the trade deficit as the number one economic priority for the nation. Company owners and executives, service sector businesses, trade association representatives and citizens from all corners of the U.S. visited 105 Congressional offices delivering their message.</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>"This was the best CPA Legislative Fly In yet," said Michael Stumo, CEO of CPA. "We had great member participation. Our members said their meetings showed that Congress knows and respects CPA as a trustworthy advocate with solid, clear ideas to grow jobs, wealth and growth."</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Fixing the trade deficit was CPA's number one issue. The U.S. has the worst trade performance of any country in the history of the world. President Obama and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative wrongly push increased "two way trade" which results in record trade deficits and a massive transfer of industries, jobs, intellectual property and wealth to other countries. </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>"In 2011 alone, our trade deficit caused the American economy to be four percent smaller than it would have been with balanced trade," continued Stumo. "As a result, millions of workers in every state are now collecting unemployment checks and food stamps."</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>CPA told Congress that any new trade agreements, <b><u>such as the Trans Pacific Partnership </u></b>(TPP), needed to be negotiated in a way to serve a U.S. national trade and economic strategy, and neutralize foreign mercantilism. Thirteen objectives, called the 21st Century Trade Agreement Principles, were distributed to every office.</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>CPA members also told Congress to pass legislation to remedy currency manipulation; equalize foreign value added taxes charge to our exports; pass the ENFORCE Act to address fraudulent avoidance of duty orders at the border; and support new USDA rules on country of origin labeling of meat.</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>"Our members will follow up with their legislators throughout the year. We simply cannot fix the budget deficit and unemployment without fixing the trade deficit," said Stumo. "If we balance trade, the increased U.S. production, employment and tax revenue will result in substantial growth, solid tax revenue collection, and millions of people returning to work."</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><i><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Coalition for a Prosperous America is a nonprofit organization representing the interests of 2.7 million households through our agricultural, manufacturing and labor members.</span></i><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=GmteUTZj8%2BMyqx9ncUl6Mre07OcEIFf9" target="_blank">Click here</a> to see this announcement online on CPA's website.</span></i><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://www.salsalabs.com/?email"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://wfc2.salsalabs.com/salsa/images/empowered-by-salsa.gif" alt="empowered by Salsa"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/TrackImage?key=1460588149"><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>