>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Date: Mon, 08 Jul 1996 08:14:09 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Western Ancient Forest Campaign <wafcdc at igc.apc.org>
>Subject: Senate Vote on Rider Expected Soon
>To: Recipients of conference <mlist.wafcdc at conf.igc.apc.org>
>
>RIDER VOTE IN SENATE POSSIBLE
>
> To follow up on the very close House vote on the
>Furse/Porter amendment to halt the Clearcut Logging Rider, efforts
>are underway for a similar vote in the Senate. This would come as
>an amendment to the Senate Interior Appropriations bill. We can
>expect the Senate to take up the Interior Appropriations bill as early
>as Mid-July.
>
> Please contact the following Senators, and urge them to
>support an effort to limit funding for timber sales under the logging
>rider in the Senate Interior Appropriations Bill. The first group of
>Western Senators are who need to champion this effort and to
>speak out on the Senate floor. The second grouping of Senators
>who voted against the Murray amendment need to be turned
>around. Without at least five of their votes, we cannot win this
>vote to halt the rider:
>
>Senator Fax Phone Staff
>Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)202/228-3954 224-3841 Kathy Lacey
>Ron Wyden (D-OR) 202/228-2717 224-5244 Alexandra Buelle
>Patty Murray (D-WA) 202/224-0238 224-2621 Marla Marvin
>Max Baucus (D-MT)202/228-3687 224-2651 Curt Rich
>
>Senators Who Voted Against Murray Amendment
>Robert Byrd (D-WV) 202/228-4467 224-3954 Terry Smith
>Bennett Johnston (D-LA) 202/224-2952 224-5824 Ben Cooper
>Howell Heflin (D-AL)202/224-3149 224-4124 Kimberly Waters
>John Breaux (D-LA)202/224-4268 224-4623 Michael Arceneaux
>Harry Reid (D-NV) 202/224-7327 224-3542 Gregg Danes
>William Cohen (R-ME)202/224-2693 224-2523 David Wilby
>William Roth (R-DE) No Fax 224-2441 Ashley Miller
>Olympia Snowe (R-ME)202/224-1946 224-5344 Clark LeBlanc
>Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS)202/224-3514 224-4774 Eric Sartorius
>John Warner (R-VA) 202/224-6079 224-2023 Ann Loomis
>Judd Gregg (R-NH) 202/224-4952 224-3324 Rick Murphy

Dennis Paulson, Director phone 206-756-3798
Slater Museum of Natural History fax 206-756-3352
University of Puget Sound e-mail dpaulson at ups.edu
Tacoma, WA 98416