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Report From Washington, Vol. 6, No. 6, August 28, 1996
Steve Holmer, Editor
Western Ancient Forest Campaign
1101 14th St. NW #1400
Washington, D.C. 20005
Phone: 202/789-2844 ext. 291
Fax: 202/682-1943
wafcdc@igc.apc.org


FATE OF THE FORESTS HINGES ON SEPTEMBER VOTES AND
PRESIDENT CLINTON
     The Senate Interior Appropriations bill was not debated before
Congress adjourned for the summer recess and will be taken up in early
September.  Congress was adjourned for the entire month of August to allow
Members to campaign and to attend the Party Conventions.  The session
resumes on Tuesday, September 3.

     We are continuing discussions about an amendment to halt the logging
rider with a number of Senate offices.  The amendment would stop funding for
any timber sales under the rider for the final three months it will be in effect,
October, November and December of this year.  It is critical to see this
amendment offered, so we need to ask for your help to contact the Senators
listed below to gain their support and leadership.  Please call these Senator's
offices and urge them to champion a funding limitation amendment on the
Interior Appropriations bill to stop the rider:

Senator        Fax #               Phone          Staff
Bill Bradley (D-NJ) 202/224-8567        224-3224       Ruth Fleischer
Barbara Boxer (D-CA) 202/228-1338  224-3553  Linda Delgado
Ron Wyden (D-OR) 202/228-2717 224-5244  Alexandra Buelle
John Chafee (R-RI)202/224-5167          224-8832  Steve O'Dell
Jim Jeffords (R-VT)202/228-0338         224-5141  Ken Connolly

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A MESSAGE FROM WAFC DIRECTOR JIM JONTZ

Dear Forest Defender,

For months we have struggled to make the public and decision makers aware
of what the Rescissions Act Logging Rider means for our forests.  Even with
the trees falling, it has been an uphill battle. 

The report we published on the anniversary of the Clearcut Rider, "America's
Forests at Risk," helps to paint a picture of how much is at risk even now
from "lawless logging."   The report clearly documents, on a sale by sale
basis, how many healthy forests are being cut in the name of "salvage," how
much old growth is threatened, and how fisheries and clean water will be
sacrificed.  (To obtain a copy of the report, please contact Sean Cosgrove at
202/789-2844 ext. 294 or email wafcsean@igc.apc.org)

The report by itself, however, doesn't win the fight.  "You have to tell your
friends and your neighbors, you have to call talk radio, you have to write
leters to the editor, you have to be engaged in communicating things," House
Speaker Newt Gingrich says.  He wasn't talking about stopping the Rider, but
the same advice applies. 

Can you come to Washington for our lobby week?  Can you see your Senators
at home, or organize a call-in day?  People who care about forests, as you do,
are the ones who will make the difference in these final critical weeks of
efforts to repeal the worst environmental law passed by the 104th Congress. 
Thanks.

Jim Jontz
__________________________________________________________________

     Also please contact your two Senators as well as these key swing
votes in the Senate to support halting funding for the logging rider:

Senator             Fax #          Phone          Staff
Robert Byrd (D-WV) 202/228-4467    224-3954  Marty McBroom
Bennett Johnston (D-LA)  202/224-2952 224-5824    Tom Williams
Howell Heflin (D-AL)202/224-3149   224-4124  Beau Greenwood
John Breaux (D-LA)202/224-4268          224-4623  Adam Lawrence
Harry Reid (D-NV) 202/224-7327          224-3542  Gregg Danes
William Cohen (R-ME) 202/224-2693  224-2523  Kate Lambreau
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  Jodey Martin
John Warner (R-VA) 202/224-6079    224-2023  Ann Loomis
Judd Gregg (R-NH) 202/224-4952     224-3324  Rick Murphy



PRESIDENT CLINTON NEEDS TO HEAR FROM YOU!
     In addition we are encouraging all activists to contact the White
House.  Remind them that the damage from rider sales continue to mount
and that immediate action is needed to withdraw or cancel the sales listed
below in addition to any other sales you want addressed (WAFC recently
submitted a list of 286 sales).  Express your disappointment with the
Glickman directive which will only stop a small portion of lawless logging
and which is now being undercut by reported exceptions.  Let the
Administration know that you expect stronger action to stop the rider. 
Urge the President to insist that the rider be halted as part of the Interior
Appropriations bill or Continuing Resolution (CR).  Please call, the White
House Comment Line at 202/456-1111 (9-5 EST), Chief of Staff Leon
Panetta's comment line at 202/456-6797, write to President Clinton, The
White House, Washington, D.C. 20500, and email
president@whitehouse.gov 



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The WAFC Staff Consists of:             Phone #
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