11 Year Old Haley Ham Attends House Sub-Committee Hearing In State Capital

(I-Newswire) February 19, 2008 - •Nashville, TN – February 19, 2008: After loosing her best friends (2 dogs named Sam & Jessie) due to anti-freeze poisoning, Haley Ham searched for a way to prevent the same thing from happening to someone else's animals or worst their children. Haley immediately learned of a bittering agent, called denatonium benzoate. When added to anti-freeze, this normally sweet tasting toxin turns bitter which deters animals and children from drinking more of the lethal poison. The only problem with this solution was that there were no current laws requiring makers of anti-freeze to add this agent into their product. This did not stop Haley Ham. For the past year she has worked diligently to support and pass Tennessee bill 2399, also called "The Haley Ham Bill". This bill would require anti-freeze companies to put denatonium benzoate in every anti-freeze product they make.

• On Wednesday, February 06, 2008 Haley was present at the session in Nashville while the Tennessee Senate unanimously voted in favor of bill 2399. The bill faced the House Sub-Committee on Tuesday, February 19, 2008. Haley was present in Nashville, at this historic hearing. The bill was continued to allow a representative from the anti-freeze manufacturing company to answer questions posed by the house sub-committees. This representative has stated that they are in support of bill 2399. Haley is very optimistic about the status of her bill and is urging the public to contact their Tennessee House of Representative members and ask them to vote yes on bill 2399. Haley will return to Nashville and capital hill in approximately 2 weeks.

• Haley is available for interview and appreciates all media coverage to further support her bill.


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