Federal Trade Commission
Received Documents
July 30, 1996
P894219
B18354900339

                  Congress of the United States
                     House of Representatives
                    Washington, DC 20515-0527

                          June 21, 1996

Mr. Robert Pitofsky
Chairman
Federal Trade Commission
Pennsylvania Avenue at 6th St. N.W.
Washington, DC 20515 

Dear Chairman:

I am writing in response to your request for public comment concerning the FTC's review of the standard for
using the "Made In USA" label.  During my 24 years In the Congress, and for more than 20 years prior, the FTC
has consistently held that the "Made In USA" label means what it says: that all or virtually all of the product so
labeled is of U.S. origin.  I want to offer my strong support for the continued applicability of this clear and
traditional standard.

I urge the Commission to ensure that the standard for the "Made In USA" label is not weakened or diluted In any
way.  In this day and age of public mistrust of the federal government and its agencies, it seems to me that the
last thing we should do is weaken or sully the near sacrosanct label "Made In USA."

We live In an increasingly global economy where fewer and fewer products that we buy are all or virtually all
made in the U.S. However, this Is no reason to pull the integrity out of the "Made In USA" label.  In fact, it should
be just the opposite: the fewer the products the truer the label.  All Americans should be able to count and rely
on the "Made In USA" label and so too should companies which still strive to make products wholly in America
and hire Americans.

Thank you very much for this opportunity to submit my comments.

Cordially,

CARLOS J. MOORHEAD
Member of Congress

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