>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Date: 17 Sep 1996 16:34:00
>From: Western Ancient Forest Campaign <wafcdc at igc.apc.org>
>Subject: TWO WEEKS LEFT TO STOP LOGGING RIDER
>To: Recipients of conference <mlist.wafcdc at conf.igc.apc.org>

>-------------- Enclosure number 1 ----------------
>TO: All Forest Activists
>FROM: Jim Jontz & Steve Holmer
>DATE: September 17, 1996
>
>SUBJECT: Two Weeks Left to Stop the Logging Rider
>
> The Senate is now considering the Interior Appropriations bill and thus
>far we have not found a Senator to sponsor an amendment to stop the logging
>rider. WAFC has received commitments from Senator Chafee (R-RI) and
>Senator Leahy (D-VT) to co-sponsor an amendment but both are expecting a
>Western Democrat to lead this effort. When we ask for leadership from Sens.
>Wyden, Murray, Feinstein and Boxer to stop the rider we are hearing only
>DEAFENING SILENCE.
>
> If there is going to be any congressional action on the rider, it will
>have to happen in the next two weeks. Please call these key Senators
>continually for the next two weeks until Congress adjourns for the year, or
>until an amendment is offered to halt the rider.
>
>Senator Fax Phone (202) Staff
>Barbara Boxer (D-CA) 415/956-6701 224-3553 Linda Delgado
>Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) 202/228-3954 224-3841 Kathy Lacey
>Patty Murray (D-WA) 202/224-0238 224-2621 Marla Marvin
>Ron Wyden (D-OR) 202/228-2717 224-5244 Alexandra Buelle
>
>The White House Can Stop the Rider
> It is possible that the Interior and other appropriations bills will be
>all rolled into one massive Omnibus Appropriations bill. White House Chief
>of Staff Leon Panetta reportedly requested negotiations on such an Omnibus
>bill with Republican appropriators yesterday. The White House can insist that
>no funding be included in the spending agreement for sales under the logging
>rider. A similar negotiation put an end the ESA moratorium earlier this year.
>
> Please contact Chief of Staff Panetta at 202/456-6798, fax 202/456-
>2883 and urge him to insist on an end to the rider as part of the 1997
>spending agreement. Calls should also be going to the general White
>House comment lines (202/456-1111 and 456-6797) and email
>president at whitehouse.gov continually for the next two weeks until an
>agreement is reached.
>
> Thanks for all your efforts to stop lawless logging for the past year and
>a half. These next two weeks are critical; please make as many calls, faxes
>and emails as possible, and please crank up your phone trees, alerts lists
>etc.,
>to spread the word as far and wide as possible that now through the next two
>weeks is the time to act.

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