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LET'S STOP THE EATS ACT – ACTION STEPS

A Defeat EATS Strategy for Lobbying Our Congressional Legislators

This August 

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Congress is in recess during August which means your legislator is back at home. This is an opportune time to connect with your Congressional senators and representatives locally to tell them why you oppose the EATS (Ending Agricultural Trade and Suppression) Act.

 

Here are some recommendations developed by Defeat EATS coalition to ramp up opposition to the bill. Defeat EATS is a coalition of 120+ organizations, including JFAN, working to stop the EATS Act. 

 

We encourage you to take action even though all six Iowa legislators are co-sponsoring the bill. They all need to hear from you loud and clear there is significant opposition to their positions and that they should rescind their support.

 

Here are some resources that can give you some solid talking points:

 

Action Steps for August

 

Attend town halls, bring up the EATS Act with your legislators, and tell they why you oppose the bill.

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Sign up for your legislators’ newsletters to get the latest news on where and when their town halls will take place.

 

Meet with legislators or their staff at their district offices found throughout Iowa. Office locations:

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Write or call your legislators through this contact pages. Phone numbers can also be found on the district office pages:

 

Write op-eds or letters to the editor.

  • Check out the resources listed above to provide some good information to help you compose your own op-ed or letter to the editor. The Defeat EATS toolkit has some sample letters that you can personalize.

 

Create short videos (30 seconds – 2 minutes max) and post to Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Threads, Twitter, or any other social media outlets you use. Some ideas:

  • Birddog during town halls, covering what legislators say

  • Following a town hall, give a short report on what the legislator said

  • Create a short video on your concerns about the EATS Act

  • Interview someone who can share their concerns about the EATS Act

  • Interview a farmer who benefits from Prop 12 and who would be hurt by the EATS Act.

 

Public opposition was able to stop the similar King Amendments in 2014 and 2018. If we take action and let our voices be heard, public opposition can do that again with this year’s EATS Act.

 

Thank you for all you do to help stop this dangerous bill.

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