NEWS Release
U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick
Representing North Carolina’s Ninth District
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 2, 2003 |
Contact: Andy Polk (202) 225-1976 |
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Myrick Announces $270,000 For Textile Tracers |
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| (Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Representative Sue Myrick (NC-9) today announced $270,000 for the continued research and deveopment of a tagging and identification system for textiles. The money will be issued by the US Department of Agriculture to the USDA Agricultural Research Service Cotton Quality Research Station in Clemson, SC.
The USDA Cotton Quality Research Station has spent the past year developing a counter-proof, cost effective, and non-toxic method of tagging domestically-produced yarn and fabric. The project at Clemson has yielded promising technology that will help track illegal textiles that enter the United States. "This funding is very important to continue the valuable work done at Clemson. They have been producing technology that will help the US government enforce our trade laws by preventing illegal textiles to enter this country. This is great news for the textile industry," said Myrick. Yesterday, Myrick announced she $1 million in funding for the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee for the research and deveopment of textile tracers. The funding for both projects comes from the Omnibus Appropriations Conference Report, which has been filed with the Committee on Rules. The House is scheduled to vote on the Omnibus on December 8, 2003. ### |
