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ATFA Announces Dozens of New Coalition Group Members
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January 15, 2008

In-Case-You-Missed It: ATFA Announces Twenty-Eight New Coalition Members on Media Teleconference

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WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, American Task Force Argentina (ATFA) announced that twenty-eight advocacy organizations have officially joined the coalition in an active pursuit of a fair reconciliation of the Argentine debt default.

As ATFA Executive Director Robert Raben continues to lobby the U.S. Congress and advocate for various constituencies, dozens of concerned national and state educator, agriculture, labor and taxpayer groups have stepped up to join the effort, some by lending their name and others through various advocacy activities focused on increasing awareness of the impact Argentina's default has had on the U.S.

"We're delighted that these key groups are supporting ATFA. Their involvement demonstrates the clear concern among U.S. citizens that Argentina's debt default had serious implications," said Robert Raben, former Assistant Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice and Executive Director of American Task Force Argentina. "The time for Congress and the Administration to act is now. These groups represent a wide range of American taxpayers who need to know that their government is looking out for them."

On January 22, ATFA will hold its first coalition event when they partner with the U.S. Cattlemen Association (USCA) media luncheon at the National Press Club. The Cattlemen from various states will visit Washington to meet with Congress over issues of concern, specifically matters with Argentina.

The following national groups have joined ATFA as official members: American Agriculture Movement, American Corn Growers Association, Intertribal Agriculture Council, Labor Council on Latin American Advancement, National Black Chamber of Commerce, National Latino Farmers and Ranchers Trade Association, The National Grange, US Cattlemen's Association, American Agri-Women, Western Organization of Resource Councils, Soybean Producers of America, National Taxpayers Union, and National Association of Farmer Elected Committees.

The following state groups have joined ATFA as official members: Cattle Producers of Washington, Colorado Independent Cattle Growers Association, Georgia Conference American Association of University Professors (AAUP), Independent Beef Association of North Dakota (I-Band), Independent Cattlemen's Association of Texas, Mississippi Livestock Markets Association, Montana Cattlemen, Michigan Farmers Union, Nebraska Association of Retired School Personnel, Independent Cattlemen of Nebraska, Nebraska Community College Association, Kansas Cattlemen's Association, Pennsylvania Farmers Union, Nebraska Taxpayers for Freedom, and Nebraska Wheat Board.

ATFA, through a variety of events and research initiatives, works to encourage the United States government and other Argentine debt stakeholders to take action on behalf of American taxpayers, businesses, and bondholders damaged by Argentina's repudiation of its debts. ATFA's website, www.atfa.org, serves as a clearinghouse for news and information related to Argentina's restructuring and the ATFA's efforts.

Made up of an alliance of organizations, ATFA's leadership includes former Assistant Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice, Mr. Robert Raben, as Executive Director and is co-chaired by The Honorable Robert J. Shapiro, former Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs in the Clinton Administration, and Ambassador Nancy Soderberg, Ambassador at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in New York from 1997 to 2001.

For additional information, please visit our new website at www.atfa.org or contact media@atfa.org, or +1-888-662-2382.

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