The critical vote was 66-12-
The Caucus. New York Times blog. On a Sunday, the Senate Votes Yes on a Lands Bill. By Carl Hulse.
Here is the AP story. Senate boosts wilderness protection across US. By Mathew Daly.
The bill now goes to the House where there should be no challenge unless […]
Continue Reading →In October, Ralph commented on Larry Craig dropping his opposition to protecting the Snake River in Wyoming. A change of heart from an Idaho politician renowned for his anti-environmentalist zeal ? Not quite. The bill is lumped with a bunch of bills in the massive Omnibus public lands bill. The motivation for Craig’s “turnabout” […]
Continue Reading →Senator Coburn (R-OK) threatens filibuster. Reid pulls omnibus public lands bill-
There was a lot of good and bad in this bill, but it is dead; and some of the good areas won’t be around to save in a year or two when this comes up again in some form.
Continue Reading →Lame-duck public lands blockbuster legislation expected-
Assuming there is a lame duck session of Congress (very likely), this bill could designate a lot of public land areas “this” or “that.”
53 new measures were added to the omnibus bill on Oct. 31. It is hard to figure out what is in this bill.
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