Petition Opposing: Democratic reps. voting for Salmon Extinction Amendment

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Petition

Opposing: Democratic reps. voting for Salmon Extinction Amendment

June 23, 2009 // Posted in Announcements, Salmon, State Legislature, Water Policy  

 

Center for Biological

Diversity

The collapse of West Coast salmon runs and the cancellation of California’s commercial

and sportfishing seasons for salmon for the second consecutive year have made

nationwide headlines. Recently, federal biologists recommended changes to water

pumping operations in the San Francisco Bay-Delta that could help ensure

long-term survival of winter- and spring-run Chinook salmon, green sturgeon, Central Valley steelhead, and orcas.

However, an alarming number of Democratic Congressional representatives last

week voted for a salmon extinction amendment by Central Valley Representative

Devin Nunes that would have stripped funding for these court-mandated

Endangered Species Act protections for Central Valley

salmon. The amendment — Nunes amendment to HR 2847 — was defeated in a close

vote of 218 to 208 in Congress, but Nunes will likely try to attach the

extinction rider on other appropriation bills coming up the next couple of

weeks. Over 40 Democrats voted for the amendment despite the fact that it would

have lead to probable extinction of Central Valley

salmon runs and other species.

Please send a message to your Congressional representative today and urge

them to uphold the protections for endangered Central

Valley salmon — and let them know you will be watching how they

vote on upcoming amendments. You can do even more by making a phone call today

to your representative.

Sign here: http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2167/t/5243/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=27490