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Your Address
Your City ST 12345

November 11, 2006


Dear [Your Rep's Name]:

As your constituent and an American citizen, I am greatly concerned about U.S. manufacturing jobs being lost due to a tidal wave of imports. Since 2000, more than 2.6 million factory jobs have been lost to subsidized competition from China, Japan, and other low-wage nations. This steady outsourcing of good-paying jobs has also resulted in greater indebtedness for American workers, and for the nation as a whole. In 2005 alone, the U.S. trade deficit with the rest of the world reached $726 billion.

Representative Michael Michaud (D-ME) has introduced HR 6050, a bill that would impose a temporary import surcharge whenever the U.S. trade deficit exceeds 2% of GDP. As the current trade deficit is now passing 6%, Rep. Michaud’s bill would allow the President to impose a 20% tariff on manufactured goods entering the country (with exceptions made for vital or unavailable commodities such as oil). Imposing such a surcharge would provide much-needed income for a debt-laden U.S. Treasury, and would help domestic American manufacturers compete more fairly with foreign producers.

I ask you to please add your name to the list of co-sponsors for this important bill. Please stand up and fight for American manufacturing and jobs.

Thank you for your consideration of my views.


Sincerely,



Your Name Here








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