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Re: URGENT: Making sure you are in the loop on this

From:jsullivan@hillaryclinton.com To: GHIRSHBERG@stonyfield.com CC: john.podesta@gmail.com, cciorciari@hillaryclinton.com Date: 2016-02-23 22:13 Subject: Re: URGENT: Making sure you are in the loop on this

Gary - she is on record against the Roberts bill. We will reaffirm that. On Feb 23, 2016, at 4:39 PM, Gary HIRSHBERG <GHIRSHBERG@stonyfield.com> wrote: Jake, take a look at what I already sent and then if you want some specific insights about the Roberts bill or anything else, I can get you whatever else you need. Thanks, Gary Sent from my iPhone On Feb 23, 2016, at 1:35 PM, John Podesta <john.podesta@gmail.com> wrote: + jake Gary can you send some points along. JP On Tuesday, February 23, 2016, Gary HIRSHBERG <GHIRSHBERG@stonyfield.com> wrote: > Hi John, the Roberts bill was introduced on Friday and it is even worse > than what I had expected. Since he appears to have the votes in Committee, > this is going to be a MAJOR floor fight that will garner a lot of media and > citizen attention in the next three weeks which is obviously a critical > time for HRC. > > And as I predicted, Bernie has already come out strong against the bill: > *http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-agriculture* > <http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-agriculture> ...which is going > to play very well with his target (millennials). I* can't stress too > strongly how important it is for HRC to come out strongly against the > Roberts bill *and for citizens having the right to know and choose > whether to buy foods with GMO ingredients. And the sooner she can do this > the better, so (a) she does not appear to be lagging too much behind Bernie > and (b) because her assertion of leadership in standing up for consumers > now would significantly boost citizens' confidence about her readiness to > stand up for average folks and address the tough issues. > > As for the message, I am more than happy to help frame talking points if > you want to send someone my way (a sample of key points is below). But one > important thing for you and her to know is that Tom Vilsack's efforts to > find a compromise solution have really been pushed aside for now, and so > while in Iowa she paid some respect to his idea of a QR code/scanning > approach, because of the nature of what Roberts is proposing, that idea is > really irrelevant now. This is truly a yes or no issue..as to whether > senators will support blocking or supporting citizens rights to know. As I > said to her last July, regardless of how she or any of us feel about > genetically engineered foods, that is a separate issue from whether or not > people have the rights to know and choose whether to buy them for their > families. She MUST come out against this asap. > > Here are some talking points to consider. > > Let me know how I can be helpful. FYI I will be at the NYC finance > gathering next week for about 2 hours (3-5pm). I hope to see you then. > <M3.gif> > > *Gary Hirshberg Chairman, Stonyfield Farm* > > *Chairman, Just Label It * > <M4.gif> <M2.jpeg> > > <inline>