Subject: Washington's Man Gorton...
Date: Apr 8 09:04:01 1995
From: Peter Rauch - peterr at violet.berkeley.edu


Would he receive a hero's welcome in his home state, or otherwise?

One article excerpted from Alert #28:

>From: sf.moderator at sfsierra.sierraclub.org
>Date: Fri, 07 Apr 95 17:10:07
>Subject: SC Action Alert #28 - Bad Waters Flow To House Floor

>DEFENDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL AGENDA
>April 6, 1995

>Contents:
>- Logging without Laws (rescissions) Bill Set to Pass Senate

>IN THE OTHER RING (SENATE SIDE) - Logging without Laws

>At this writing (Thursday night), a final vote is occuring on the
>"rescissions" bill in the Senate. A deal between Minority Leader
>Thomas Daschle and Majority Leader Bob Dole makes no changes in
>the horrendous forest destruction language inserted by Washington
>Senator Slade Gorton. Friday, we'll launch a press/grassroots
>effort to get the White House to veto this travesty.

>* This bill puts the government above the law by allowing the
>Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to waive all
>federal laws in order to promote maximum logging.

>* The Gorton provision will cost taxpayers money because
>expensive roads will have to be built in order to "salvage"
>marginal timber. We already lose money on the Forest Service
>timber sales program, we don't need to lose more, especially on a
>bill that is supposed to reduce the deficit.

>* The Gorton logging measure received no congressional hearings
>and there has been no opportunity for public debate. This
>language would severely undermine public participation in our
>forest management by exempting timber sales from public appeals
>and severely limiting court involvement.

>
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