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Article: REP PETERSON, ZIPPO MANUFACTURING APPLAUD PASSAGE OF ANTI-COUNTERFEITING BILL
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
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- March 7, 2006
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Rep. John E. Peterson, R-Pa. (5th CD), issued the following press release:
Rep. John E. Peterson (PA-05) joined his House colleagues this afternoon in lauding the passage of the Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act of 2006, a bill that will strengthen and standardize our nation's anti-counterfeiting laws and protect manufacturers, suppliers, and consumers from goods that are fraudulently produced, marketed, and disseminated.
"Counterfeiting is a crime that not only robs our economy of literally billions of dollars and thousands of jobs each year, but it also puts the health and well-being of American consumers at risk," said Peterson. "This bill sends an unambiguous message to ...