[CPEO-MEF] Rep. Blumenauer seeks UXO letter sign-ons

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

[From Stella Bourassa <stellavb@aol.com>]


In a "Dear Colleague" letter just released by his office, Congressman
Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) is asking other Members join him in signing
letters to the Defense Appropriations and Military Construction
Appropriations subcommittees. Both letters call for increased funding
for both the cleanup of unexploded ordnance and the development of
better unexploded ordnance cleanup technologies.

It is mandatory that Congress and the Senate step up to the plate in
this area. Not only should funding be increased BUT each respective
branch of the military should not misuse said funding (i.e.
methodologies/technologies approved by all agencies, not just USACE,
involved in each cleanup).

UXO issues are well known both in safety to civilians and chemical
contamination. It is time that action be seriously taken to solve these
problems. 

Congressman Blumenauer cannot do this alone. I hope each of us involved
in these issues will call our representatives and ask that they
IMMEDIATELY sign the letters to show they are serious about these same
facts and care about their communities. The deadline for signing the
Military Construction letter, dealing with  base closure appropriations,
is close-of-business Thursday, April 26. The Defense Appropriations
letter, focused on formerly used defense sites, should be signed by
close-of-business Monday, April 30.

Stella Bourassa

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