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Subject: No on HR669



Dear Committee Member,



Please oppose HR669. It is a fundamentally flawed Bill written by a radical environmentalist group that seeks to end the ownership and trade of all non-native animals. There is not a shred of scientific evidence to justify the destruction of a Reptile Industry that leads the world in producing and exporting high quality captive bred reptiles. With the stroke of a pen thousands of small American family businesses would be bankrupted overnight. With no quantifiable benefits, what could be the justification to destroy a viable sector of the American economy in a time of hardship?



What will the additional drain on taxpayer dollars be to grow USFWS at unprecedented levels in order to destroy American small business? These are not the "To big to fail" corporate titans, but small family businesses with their entire net worth wrapped up in their Reptile breeding projects and ancillary supporting businesses. A 3 billion dollar a year industry would be wiped out by HR669. Thousands of American families would suffer losing everything.



Trade in Reptiles and ancillary businesses is estimated to be a 3 billion dollar a year industry.

More than 9 million Reptiles are exported from the US annually.

More than 11 million Reptiles are kept as pets in the US. That means 1 in 25 households have 1 or more Reptiles.

The US accounts for 82% of the worldwide trade in Reptiles.

At least 500,000 Americans would be negatively impacted by HR669. Thousands of small family businesses would be destroyed.

There are approximately 4 million boas & pythons, as well as more than 7 million geckos, lizards turtles & other Reptiles in captivity in the US today.

The United States Association of Reptile Keepers Opposes HR669.

Please oppose HR669! The costs to American Families would be enormous. The benefits are both questionable and non quantifiable. NO ON HR669.



Sincerely,









Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Ch)(NP-Guam)

427 Cannon House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515-5301

202/225-1188 (Washington Tel. #)

202/226-0341 (Washington Fax #)

120 Father Duenas Ave., Suite 107

Hagatna, GUAM 96910

671/477-4272 (District Tel. #)

671/477-2587 (District Fax #)

http://www.house.gov/bordallo/IMA/issue.htm







Henry Brown (R-SC) Ranking Republican

103 Cannon House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

202/225-3176 (Washington Tel. #)

202/225-3407 (Washington Fax #)

1800 North Oak Street, Suite C

Myrtle Beach, SC 29577

843/445-6459 (District Tel. #)

843/445-6418 (District Fax #)

5900 Core Avenue, Suite 401

North Charleston, SC 29406

843/747-4175 (District Tel. #)

843/747-4711 (District Fax #)

http://brown.house.gov/Contact/index.html



Lois Capps (D-CA)

1110 Longworth House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

202/225-3601 (Washington Tel. #)

202/225-5632 (Washington Fax #)

2675 N. Ventura Road, Suite 105

Port Hueneme, CA 93041

805/985-6807 (District Tel. #)

805/985-6875 (District Fax #)

301 E Carrillo Street, Suite A

Santa Barbara, CA 93101

805/730-1710 (District Tel. #)

805/730-9153 (District Fax #)

http://www.house.gov/capps/contact/send_an_email.shtml



William Cassidy (R-LA)

506 Cannon House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

202/225-3901 (District Tel. #)

202/225-7313 (District Fax #)

5555 Hilton Avenue, Suite 100

Baton Rouge, LA 70808

225/929-7711 (District Tel. #)

225/929-7688 (District Fax #)

http://cassidy.house.gov/contact/index.shtml



Jason Chaffetz (R-UT)

1032 Longworth House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

202/225-7751 (Washington Tel. #)

202/225-5629 (Washington Fax #)

51 South University Ave., Suite 319

Provo, UT 84601

801/851-2500 (District Tel. #)

801/851-2509 (District Fax #)

https://forms.house.gov/chaffetz/contactform.shtml



Donna M. Christensen (NP-Virgin Islands)

1510 Longworth House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

202/225-1790 (Washington Tel. #)

202/225-5517 (Washington Fax #)

Nisky Business Center

Second Floor, Suite 207

St. Croix, VIRGIN ISLANDS 00802

340/778-4408 (District Tel. #)

340/778-8033 (District Fax #)

P.O. Box 5980

Sunny Isle Shopping Center, Space 25

St. Croix, VIRGIN ISLANDS 00823

340/778-5900 (District Tel. #)

340/778-5111 (District Fax #)

http://www.house.gov/writerep/



Diana L. DeGette (D-CO)

2335 Rayburn House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

202/225-4431 (Washington Tel. #)

202/225-5657 (Washington Fax #)

600 Grant Street, Suite 202

Denver, CO 80203

303/844-4988 (District Tel. #)

303/844-4996 (District Fax #)

http://www.house.gov/formdegette/zip_auth.htm



Eni F.H. Faleomavaega (NP – American Samoa)

2422 Rayburn House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

202/225-8577 (Washington Tel. #)

202/225-8757 (Washington Fax #)

P.O. Box, Drawer X

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA 96799

684/633-1372 (District Tel. #)

684/633-2680 (District Fax #)

faleomavaega@mail.house.gov



Jeff Flake (R-AZ)

240 Cannon House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

202/225-2635 (Washington Tel. #)

202/226-4386 (Washington Fax #)

1640 South Stapley, Suite 215

Mesa, AZ 85204

480/833-0092 (District Tel. #)

480/833-6314 (District Fax #)

jeff.flake@mail.house.gov



John Fleming (R-LA)

1023 Longworth House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

202/225-2777 (Washington Tel. #)

202/225-8039 (Washington Fax #)

6425 Youree Drive, Suite 350

Shreveport, LA 71105

318/798-2254 (District Tel. #)

318/798-2063 (District Fax #)

Southgate Plaza Shopping Center

1606 Fifth Street

Leesville, LA 71446

337/238-0778 (District Tel. #)

337/238-0566 (District Fax #)

https://forms.house.gov/fleming/contactform.shtml



Doc Hastings (R-WA)

1203 Longworth House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515-4704

202/225-5816 (Washington Tel. #)

202/225-3251 (Washington Fax #)

2715 St. Andrews Loop, Suite D

Pasco, WA 99301

509/543-9396 (District Tel. #)

509/545-1972 (District Fax #)

302 East Chestnut Street

Yakima, WA 98901

509/452-3243 (District Tel. #)

509/452-3438 (District Fax #)

http://hastings.house.gov/ContactForm.aspx



Dale E. Kildee (D-MI)

2107 Rayburn House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

202/225-3611 (Washington Tel. #)

202/225-6393 (Washington Fax #)

432 N. Saginaw Street, Suite 410

Bay City, MI 48708

989/891-0990 (District Tel. #)

989/891-0994 (District Fax #)

515 N. Washington Avenue, Suite 401

Saginaw, MI 48607

989/755-8904 (District Tel. #)

989/755-8908 (District Fax #)

dkildee@mail.house.gov



Ronald James Kind (D-WI)

1406 Longworth House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

202/225-5506 (Washington Tel. #)

202/225-5739 (Washington Fax #)

205 Fifth Ave. South, Suite 400

La Crosse, WI 54601

608/782-2558 (District Tel. #)

608/782-4588 (District Fax #)

131 South Barstow Street, Suite 301

Eau Claire, WI 54701

715/831-9214 (District Tel. #)

715/831-9272 (District Fax #)

ron.kind@mail.house.gov



Frank M. Kratovil, Jr. (D-MD)

314 Cannon House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

202/225-5311 (Washington Tel. #)

202/225-0254 (Washington Fax #)

102 Turpins Lane

Centreville, MD 21617

443/262-9136 (District Tel. #)

443/262-9713 (District Fax #)

https://forms.house.gov/kratovil/contactform.shtml



Douglas L. Lamborn (R-CO)

437 Cannon House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

202/225-4422 (Washington Tel. #)

202/226-2638 (Washington Fax #)

415 Main Street

Buena Vista, CO 81211

719/520-0055 (District Tel. #)

719/520-0840 (District Fax #)

1271 Kelly Johnson Blvd., Suite 110

Colorado Springs, CO 80920

719/520-0055 (District Tel. #)

719/520-0840 (District Fax #)

http://lamborn.house.gov/ZipAuth.aspx



Frank J. Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ)

237 Cannon House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515-3006

202/225-4671 (Washington Tel. #)

202/225-9665 (Washington Fax #)

67/69 Church Street, Kilmer Square

New Brunswick, NJ 08901

732/249-8892 (District Tel. #)

732/249-1335 (District Fax #)

504 Broadway

Long Branch, NJ 07740

732/571-1140 (District Tel. #)

732/870-3890 (District Fax #)

http://www.house.gov/pallone/contact.shtml



Pedro R. Pierluisi (NP-Puerto Rico)

1218 Longworth House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

202/225-2615 (Washington Tel. #)

202/225-2154 (Washington Fax #)

250 Calle Fortaleza Old

San Juan, PUERTO RICO 00901

787/723-6333 (District Tel. #)

787/723-6333 (District Fax #)

https://forms.house.gov/pierluisi/contactform.shtml



Nick Joe Rahall, II (D-WV)

2307 Rayburn House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

202/225-3452 (Washington Tel. #)

202/225-9061 (Washington Fax #)

601 Federal Street, Room 1005

Bluefield, WV 24701

304/325-6222 (District Tel. #)

304/325-0552 (District Fax #)

301 Prince Street

Beckley, WV 25801

304/252-5000 (District Tel. #)

304/252-9803 (District Fax #)

http://www.rahall.house.gov/?sectionid=9§iontree=9



Gregorio Sablan (I- Mariana Islands)

423 Cannon House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

202/225-2646 (Washington Tel. #)

https://forms.house.gov/sablan/contactform.shtml



Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH)

1330 Longworth House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

202/225-5456 (Washington Tel. #)

202/225-5822 (Washington Fax #)

33 Lowell Street

Manchester, NH 03101

603/641-9536 (District Tel. #)

603/641-9561 (District Fax #)

104 Washington Street

Dover, NH 03820

603/743-4813 (District Tel. #)

603/743-5956 (District Fax #)

http://forms.house.gov/sheaporter/webform/issue_subscribe.htm





Robert J. Wittman (R-VA)

1123 Longworth House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

202/225-4261 (Washington Tel. #)

3504 Plank Road, Suite 203

Fredericksburg, VA 22407

540/548-1086 (District Tel. #)

4904-B George Washington Memorial Hwy.

Yorktown, VA 23692

757/874-6687 (District Tel. #)

https://forms.house.gov/wittman/IMA/webforms/issue_subscribe.htm





Donald E. Young (R-AK)

2111 Rayburn House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

202/225-5765 (Washington Tel. #)

202/225-0425 (Washington Fax #)

101 12th Avenue, #10

Fairbanks, AK 99701-6275

907/456-0210 (District Tel. #)

907/456-0279 (District Fax #)

Peterson Tower Building

510 L Street, Suite 580

Anchorage, AK 99501-1954

907/271-5978 (District Tel. #)

907/271-5950 (District Fax #)

don.young@mail.house.gov
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