Important Environmental Victory.

[gkripke@Essential.ORG]

Posting from Gawain Kripke <gkripke@Essential.ORG>

On Friday afternoon the House of Representatives approved the
Stokes-Boehlert amendment to strike 17 legislative "riders" from the
VA-HUD-Independent Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1996 bill. 
The annual spending bill, which provides funding for the Environmental
Protection Agency, was loaded with numerious legislative riders which
would have severely restricted EPA's ability to enforce and implement
environmental laws. 

The 212-206 vote was an important victory and a big upset for the
anti-regulatory, anti-environment forces in Congress. 51 Republicans
voted for the amendment. Shortly after the vote, Majority Leader Dick
Armey (R-TX) put an end to debate on the bill and delayed the final vote
on the bill until Monday. 

Reports indicate that the Republican leadership will attempt to reverse
the vote on Monday evening when the House reconvenes. To win votes, they
may offer some sort of compromise package -- taking out a few riders, but
leaving most in the bill. The 51 Republicans who voted for the
Stokes-Boehlert amendment will be under tremendous pressure to reverse
themselves. 

I am attaching record of Friday's vote. I encourage anyone who can to 
call your Congressperson to thank them (complain) about his/her vote on 
Stokes-Boehlert and to encourage him/her to vote against efforts to 
reverse that vote. In addition, please urge him/her to vote against 
final passage of the bill because it simply guts funding for the EPA -- 
cutting 33 percent of the budget.

For more information or suggestions please reply by email to 
foe@essential.org. Or you can call me at 202/783-7400 ext. 212. Thanks.

Gawain Kripke
Director, Appropriations Project
FRIENDS OF THE EARTH
Internet: foe@essential.org

Vote Results on the Stokes-Boehlert amendment to the House 
VA-HUD-Independent Agencies Appropriations bill for FY96. July 28, 1995.

Legend: + = supported Stokes-Boehlert, - = opposed Stokes-Boehlert, 0 = 
did not vote

Charles Bass R NH +
Doug Bereuter R NE +
Sherwood L. Boehlert R NY +
Michael M. Castle R DE +
Lincoln Diaz-Balart R FL +
Vern Ehlers R MI +
Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. R MD +
Phil English R PA +
Harris W. Fawell R IL +
Michael P. Forbes R NY +
Jon D. Fox R PA +
Bob Franks R NJ +
Gary A. Franks R CT +
Wayne T. Gilchrest R MD +
Paul E. Gillmor R OH +
Benjamin A. Gilman R NY +
Porter J. Goss R FL +
Jim Greenwood R PA +
Martin R. Hoke R OH +
Steve Horn R CA +
Amo Houghton R NY +
Nancy L. Johnson R CT +
Sue W. Kelly R NY +
Scott L. Klug R WI +
Shawn LaTourette R OH +
Rick A. Lazio R NY +
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