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TO:       All Forest Activists
FROM:     Steve Holmer
DATE:     February 12, 1996
 
SUBJECT:  Sens. Wyden and Murray, President Clinton, Need to
          Hear From You
 
     President Clinton is expected to travel to the Northwest later
this week to witness the catastrophic flooding in Oregon and make
several other planned stops in Washington State and California. 
During this trip, the President may announce his position on the
logging without laws rider that he signed into law.  
 
     Senators Wyden (D-OR) and Murray (D-WA) are also
considering whether to throw their support for full repeal.  Their
stance could have significant influence on the President's decision as
well as the entire rider repeal effort in the Senate.  Senator Bradley
(D-NJ) has decided to wait until at least a week until after the
Senate returns to introduce the repeal bill, and Bradley's staff
indicate that meetings with Sens. Wyden and Murray are scheduled
to discuss the rider.  It is possible that Wyden and Murray could
derail of total repeal effort if they decide to support the salvage
portion of the rider.
 
     Activists have one more opportunity to send a clear and
emphatic message to these key lawmakers that only a total repeal is
acceptable.  We are concerned that our message about the salvage
portion of the rider is not getting through because we continue to
hear rumors about repealing only the green portion of the rider, but
leaving the salvage portion essentially intact with some minor
changes.  It needs to be made clear that any compromise on the
salvage portion of the rider that retains a suspension or
"streamlining" of environmental laws or that contains limitations on
a citizen's right to appeal agency decisions or having a day in court
is totally unacceptable and will be strongly opposed.
 
     Please contact Sen. Wyden at 202/224-5244, fax 202/228-2717,
and Sen. Murray 202/224-2621, fax 202/224-0238 or write them at
U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510 and urge them to champion a
total repeal effort and not to forget about the Eastside forests in
Oregon and Washington and -- all forests -- threatened by the
salvage portion of the rider.  
 
     Please contact President Clinton at 202/456-1111 (9-5 EST),
202/456-6797 (Chief of Staff Leon Panetta's Voice mail), 202/456-6224
Katie McGinty, FAX 202/456-2883, 202/456-2710 (CEQ) and 202/456-
7044 (VP Gore), and Email president@whitehouse.gov, and remind
the President of the terrible damage salvage sales under the rider
are causing in every region of the country, in Idaho, Michigan,
Utah, Alabama, California, Colorado, Kentucky, Arizona, Minnesota,
Oregon, Alaska, Mississippi, New Mexico and Washington.  Urge
the President to undo what he has done, and support a total repeal
of the logging without laws rider.
 
REMINDER: PLEASE CONTACT WAFC ASAP at 202/789-2844
ext. 291 TO SIGN-ON TO THE FOREST CONGRESS LETTER
AND A RIDER REPEAL LETTER TO PRESIDENT CLINTON