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These rules will not only dictate tariff levels, but also energy and environmental policies, medicine patents, financial regulations, “Buy Local” preferences, food safety, Internet protocols, consumer labeling and the like.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:14.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3D3D3D'>Congress would only be allowed to vote the TPP up or down — with no changes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:14.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3D3D3D'>TAKE ACTION JUNE 3!<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='line-height:14.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3D3D3D'>Please call your U.S. Representative at <b>(888) 410-0619</b> next Wednesday, June 3, to urge a <b>NO </b>vote on Fast Track. (When calling ask for your Representative’s office.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:14.25pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3D3D3D'>United Methodist Social Principles on Trade and Investment</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3D3D3D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:30.0pt;line-height:14.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3D3D3D'>We affirm the importance of international trade and investment in an interdependent world. … Broad-based citizen advocacy and participation in trade negotiations must be ensured through democratic mechanisms of consultation and participation (¶163K, The Economic Community, <i>2012 Book of Discipline</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:14.25pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3D3D3D'>Resolution on The United Methodist Church, Justice, & World Hunger</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3D3D3D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:30.0pt;line-height:14.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3D3D3D'>Enable church members to … become advocates of trade policies that alleviate economic disparities between rich and poor countries while protecting labor and human rights; environmental, health, and safety standards; respecting the need for agricultural and food security. ("#4051", <i>2012 Book of Resolutions</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:14.25pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3D3D3D'>Please remember to take action June 3:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3D3D3D'> Call your U.S. Representative at <b>(888) 410-0619</b> next Wednesday, June 3, to urge a <b>NO vote on Fast Track</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:14.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3D3D3D'>Blessings and Peace,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:14.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3D3D3D'>Mark Harrison<br>Director<br>Peace with Justice Program<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:9.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='background:#89B32F;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'>Connect with Us<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='background:#F3F7E9;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=BlpDvgx2OPBYzt05%2BCWmZQSLyKy0GsLd"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/50192/images/em_nn_icon_fb.png"></span></a> <a href="http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=tDFoDHH7QU4GbiATuxYgmASLyKy0GsLd"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/50192/images/em_nn_icon_tw.png"></span></a> <a href="mailto:gbcs@umc-gbcs.org"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1028" src="https://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/50192/images/em_nn_icon_em.png"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3D3D3D'>© 2015 The General Board of Church and Society<br>Become a mobile advocate - text "GBCS" to 877877!<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='background:#4D50A1;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p style='line-height:14.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3D3D3D'><a href="http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=I1%2F4%2BoP0Ef%2BlyVzPbyAmJgSLyKy0GsLd">Click here to unsubscribe</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></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_i1029" src="https://hq.salsalabs.com/salsa/images/SALSA_empowered_180x50_2.png" alt="empowered by Salsa"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1030" src="http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/TrackImage?key=2792876717"><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>