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US Senate Passes Ban on the Import of Illegal
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Senate today passed ground-breaking legislation to stop the import of illegally logged timber and wood products as part of the Farm Bill. Currently, the U.S. government has no authority to take enforcement action against the import of illegally logged wood products.Well, the gov can't stop the importing of illegal labor even when they DO have laws. Since early 2007, the U.S. Congress has moved to take action to stop the impact of U.S. demand on illegal logging around the world. In July, Senator Wyden and Senator Alexander introduced the Combat Illegal Logging Act. Previously, in March 2007, Congressmen Blumenauer (D-OR), Weller (R-IL), and Wexler (D-FL) introduced the bipartisan Legal Timber Protection Act, which was unanimously passed by the House Committee on Natural Resources last month and awaits approval by the full House of Representatives. Posted by: www 2007-12-15 |
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