prolly one of the worse members we have in the US House of Rep

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hope to bacchus he gets voted out next year

 

http://www.audubon.org/campaign/Latest_News.html

 

U.S. HOUSE VOTES TO GUT THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT

 

Congressman Richard Pombo (R-CA) fast tracked his " Extinction Bill " through the

House Resources committee and the House floor in about one week. The legislation

is a rewrite of the Endangered Species Act and would gut our nation's core

program aimed at bringing back birds and wildlife from the brink of extinction.

The final floor vote of 229 to 193 was not a complete victory for Rep. Pombo and

his colleagues who wanted to send a message to the Senate. Instead, a bipartisan

group of lawmakers fought hard against the bill and was able to raise important

concerns that will likely be part of heated debates as the legislation heads for

the Senate. The Pombo " Extinction Bill " passed in the House (H.R. 3824) would

substantially limit the government's responsibility to protect America's most

vulnerable birds and wildlife. The legislation would:

 

 

Eliminate habitat protections for endangered species. The Extinction Bill would

get rid of " critical habitat " designations, thereby gutting protections for the

places endangered species call home.

 

 

Benefit wealthy special interests at the expense of endangered birds and

wildlife. Rep. Pombo's legislation protects the interests of developers, loggers

and other wealthy special interests while significantly weakening protections

for wildlife on the brink of extinction.

 

 

Give special breaks to polluters whose activities harm endangered birds and

wildlife like the Bald Eagle. Pombo's bill would cut wildlife experts out of the

process of approving harmful pesticides, which would take away the ability under

the Endangered Species Act to stop pesticide use even when it is necessary to

prevent extinction.

 

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Tell me things I ought to be

Neither no optician

Tell me what I ought to see

No one tells you nothing

Even when you know they know

They tell you what you should be

They don't like to see you grow