I've been yelling loud (on Bene/Birdchat/Tweeters)on the issue of the
President taking a pro- environmental position regarding the salvage
logging rider to the Rescission bill. I hadn't heard the President say
anything substantive about the rider, but now I see that during his
Rescission bill veto statement, that he does give the rider its due.

See especially his REMARKS, below.

Thank you, Mr. President!

Peter
- - - - - - - -Excerpted from:

>From: sf.moderator at sfsierra.sierraclub.org
>Date: Thu, 08 Jun 95 16:36:20
>To: sc-action at igc.apc.org
>Subject: SC Action #56 - Oil Rigs Off Our Coasts?; More Veto News


>Defending the Environmental Agenda
>June 8, 1995

>REMARKS BY PRESIDENT CLINTON ON VETO OF RECISION BILL WITH TIMBER
>SALVAGE PROVISION These remarks were delivered June 7, 1995, as
>part of a much longer speech on the veto.

> "I want to say one other thing, too. In this so-called
>spending cut bill, at the last moment there was also, I think, a
>very bad environmental provision added, which says that no
>environmental laws will apply for the next three years to any
>cutting of so-called salvaged timber in our forests, and we'll
>just have the taxpayers pay for whatever damage occurs to the
>environment. Well, ladies and gentlemen, we're here on
>education, but the most pro-environment people in America are
>the children of America. And they know they've got the biggest
>dog in that hunt, as we say back home, because they're going to
>be around here longer and their children will be around here
>longer. Nobody has worked any harder than I have to start
>logging again in our country's forests in an appropriate way.
>Suspending all the environmental laws of the country for three
>years is not the appropriate way.
>
> "So what I want to do is to say to the Congress, look, just
>put the education back in, take the pork out. I'm for,
>actually, slightly more spending cuts than they are -- that's
>their wind blowing, not mine. (Laughter and applause.) The
>nice thing is -- now you'll all look at the chart. (Laughter.)
>You can see I'm actually for slightly bigger spending cuts than
>they are. I just don't think we ought to use this spending bill
>to do something bad to the environment, and I certainly don't
>think we ought to use it to cut out half the safe and drug-free
>schools money to build courthouses and city streets and pet
>highway projects. That is not good judgment. We need a
>partnership here. This is the right thing we should be doing.


>IN THE MAIN RING

>THANK PRESIDENT CLINTON FOR HIS VETO OF THE RECISION BILL!!

>* * Take Action * * Call White House To Thank Clinton For Timber
>Veto, Vote For Environment

> Now that President Clinton has veto the recision package
>with the timber salvage provision in it, it is critical that he
>we thank him profusely and frequently. To thank him, please call
>the White House Comment Line at 202/456-1111 (or e-mail to
>president at whitehouse.gov -- but calling is preferred, see why
>below).

> When you call the comment line there will be a recorded
>survey that asks the following new question:

>The new question #2 is: Which of the following statements best
>characterizes your opinion of America's environmental
>regulations?

> Press "1" if you think the US has too many environmental
> regulations.

> Press "2 if you think the US has about the right amount of
> environmental regulations.

> Press "3" if you think the US needs more environmental
> regulations.

> Press "4" if you don't know.

> Of course, press "3"! (Although the response is poorly
>worded.)

> Let's take advantage of this by getting the word out
>through our various channels to say thanks and register our
>support for the environment.


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