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>From: Western Ancient Forest Campaign <wafcdc at igc.apc.org>
>Subject: President Considers Compromise With Sen. Hatfield on Rider
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>TO: All Forest Activists
>FROM: Steve Holmer & Jim Jontz
>DATE: March 27, 1996
>
>SUBJECT: President Considers Compromise With Sen. Hatfield
>
>
> We have just learned that the Clinton Administration is
>having discussions with Sens. Mark Hatfield (R-OR) and Slade
>Gorton (R-WA) about the rider extension language that is included
>in the Omnibus Spending bill. The discussion has focused on the
>provisions dealing with replacement volume rather than rider repeal.
>As currently written, the Hatfield/Gorton language says that all
>replacement volume will be under the terms of the rider and
>exempt from all environmental laws and citizen appeal.
>
> Has the President abandoned his public statements in support
>of full repeal?
>
> The time is now to tell the White House that the only way to
>undo the damage he caused by signing the rider is to insist on a
>full repeal as part of the Omnibus spending bill and to terminate
>the contracts of all rider sales.
>
> To date the White House has taken little or no concrete action
>to reverse destructive sales, or bring the full weight of his
>Presidency (i.e. a veto) down on the rider. Please call the President
>and remind him of the tremendous destruction being caused by the
>rider he signed, including the clearcutting of thousand year old
>Ancient Forests.
>
> You can reach the White House best by calling Chief of Staff
>Leon Panetta's comment line at 202/456-6797 or by calling 202/456-
>1111 (9-5 EST). Also please send in more Smokey faxes to 202/456-
>2883, 456-7044 (VP), 456-2710 (McGinty) and 496-4849 (re-election
>office). Emails can also be sent to president at whitehouse.gov and
>vicepresident at whitehouse.gov
>

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