{"id":61,"date":"2013-11-11T18:01:34","date_gmt":"2013-11-11T22:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/maine\/?page_id=61"},"modified":"2016-09-02T13:16:31","modified_gmt":"2016-09-02T17:16:31","slug":"testimonyforums","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/maine\/testimonyforums\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Hearings"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/maine\/files\/CTPCmftcTPP5_fla_web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-240 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/maine\/files\/CTPCmftcTPP5_fla_web.jpg\" alt=\"CANVAgraphic\" width=\"395\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/maine\/files\/CTPCmftcTPP5_fla_web.jpg 1733w, https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/maine\/files\/CTPCmftcTPP5_fla_web-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/maine\/files\/CTPCmftcTPP5_fla_web-768x1034.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/maine\/files\/CTPCmftcTPP5_fla_web-761x1024.jpg 761w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe next public hearing is\u00a0scheduled(press release)\u00a0for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/maine\/files\/press-release-9-16-1.pdf\">Sept 15 2016\u00a0in Portland.<\/a><br \/>\nThe public is invited\u00a0for testimony or also comments\u00a0on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/maine\/files\/2016-Trade-Assessment-TPP.pdf\">new DRAFT Assessment<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/maine\/files\/past-hannaford-lecture-hall-is-parking.jpg\">Parking is free<\/a>(tucked beneath Hannaford Hall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/maine\/files\/FreeParkingAndThruDoors.jpg\">enter Abromson Center<\/a>-88 Bedford St. and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/maine\/files\/upTheStairsOfAbromsonCenter.jpg\">Rm 109 is next to the welcome desk<\/a>. Please spread the word! Come with testimony, your presence means so\u00a0 much. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/maine\/files\/CTPCmftcTPPpublichearing_3.pdf\">Download a pdf invitation here.<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Citizen Trade Policy Commission Held <em><strong>Public Hearing on TPP<\/strong><\/em> in Bangor.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/maine\/files\/BangorCTPCCommission.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-181 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/maine\/files\/BangorCTPCCommission.jpg\" alt=\"BangorCTPCCommission\" width=\"405\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/maine\/files\/BangorCTPCCommission.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/maine\/files\/BangorCTPCCommission-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/maine\/files\/BangorCTPCCommission-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThursday, December 10, Bangor\u00a0\u00a0was <a href=\"http:\/\/maine.gov\/legis\/opla\/citpol.htm\">Citizen Trade Policy Commission<\/a>\u00a02015&#8217;s\u00a0final<br \/>\npublic hearing. You can view individual testimony: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_EaDTv0jZE4&amp;index=14&amp;list=UUL9iMtdy5f8hpmTwDUMrVNw\">Coralie Giles<\/a>&#8211; Maine Nurses,<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_k7-1Bi8yL4&amp;list=UUL9iMtdy5f8hpmTwDUMrVNw&amp;index=12\">Alex Jackimovicz<\/a>-MaineSmall Businesses, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zOntDuxdRWw&amp;list=UUL9iMtdy5f8hpmTwDUMrVNw&amp;index=2\">Bonnie Preston<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kTv5g4m4QGw&amp;index=13&amp;list=UUL9iMtdy5f8hpmTwDUMrVNw\">Betsy Garrold<\/a>,<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ar_OqcyiuCQ&amp;list=UUL9iMtdy5f8hpmTwDUMrVNw&amp;index=11\">Christine Greenleaf<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_5_rxz965pA&amp;index=16&amp;list=UUL9iMtdy5f8hpmTwDUMrVNw\">Sherri Mitchell<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PrHFCcTgDg8&amp;list=UUL9iMtdy5f8hpmTwDUMrVNw&amp;index=10\">Dennis<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PrHFCcTgDg8&amp;list=UUL9iMtdy5f8hpmTwDUMrVNw&amp;index=10\">Chinoy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hlIgivGUzTA&amp;list=UUL9iMtdy5f8hpmTwDUMrVNw&amp;index=9\">James Moore<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N28TjVv4aDk&amp;list=UUL9iMtdy5f8hpmTwDUMrVNw&amp;index=8\">J. Gray Cox<\/a>,<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DMemCYsO5NA&amp;list=UUL9iMtdy5f8hpmTwDUMrVNw&amp;index=7\">Stefano Tijerina<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JolvNZXFYzI&amp;index=6&amp;list=UUL9iMtdy5f8hpmTwDUMrVNw\">Jessie Dowly<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sDLPc1TIsFA&amp;list=UUL9iMtdy5f8hpmTwDUMrVNw&amp;index=5\">Troy Jackson<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=25oDH9FM4zo&amp;list=UUL9iMtdy5f8hpmTwDUMrVNw&amp;index=4\">Karl Norton<\/a>,\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q-T6jymPnFc&amp;list=UUL9iMtdy5f8hpmTwDUMrVNw&amp;index=3\">Stephanie Mattsen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>CTPC Chairs Volk &amp; Saucier scheduled the\u00a0year&#8217;s 1st\u00a0CTPC public hearing on<br \/>\nSeptember 24, 2015, \u00a01 PM-3PM Room 208 Cross Office Building Augusta<br \/>\nwith the topic&#8221;Will the state of Maine benefit from adoption of the proposed TPP?&#8221;<br \/>\nNovember 20, 2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xHKHqoFWvgo\">CTPC Farmington Public Hearing<\/a> Edit<br \/>\nJune 26, 2014 CTPC Augusta Public Hearing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=f3GsLnzkTpk\">Maine Steel Workers<\/a><br \/>\nDecember 2013 CTPC Belfast<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1Qh79glGuDs\"> Public Hearing<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pK47_AH1kEQ\">TPP &amp; Impact on Milk_Piotti<\/a><br \/>\nSept 2013 VideoEdit \u00a0with MFTC testimony at Augusta CTPC&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/OGy3CZNApAg\" target=\"_blank\">Public Hearing<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The next public hearing is\u00a0scheduled(press release)\u00a0for Sept 15 2016\u00a0in Portland. The public is invited\u00a0for testimony or also comments\u00a0on new DRAFT Assessment. Parking is free(tucked beneath Hannaford Hall), enter Abromson Center-88 Bedford St. and Rm 109 is next to the welcome &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/maine\/testimonyforums\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.4.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Testimony &amp; Forums-Maine Fair Trade Campaign<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Testimony and Forums that Maine Fair Trade Campaign has participated in\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/maine\/testimonyforums\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. 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