Interesting! I never received a reply from my letter/email...and I somewhat expected one from our Idaho Rep, "Butch" Otter!
Renee Harrison, Idhao >From: Julian Hale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info >To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info >Subject: Re: [blackbelly] Fwd: URGENT-Please help stop NAIS funding at >least until it's fixed >Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 23:31:58 -0700 > >At 10:16 PM 5/16/2006, you wrote: > >This was sent by Nathan Griffith, editor of Sheep! Magazine. He obviously > >feels very strongly about this issue. In all the years I've read Sheep! > >Magazine, Nathan has never used his position as editor to try to affect >an > >issue...until now. I urge you to contact your congressman using the link > >provided in his email. Tomorrow afternoon is the deadline for Ron Paul's > >amendment to block funding. > >Here's the reply from my congresscritter: > > >Dear Julian, > > > >Thank you for contacting my office regarding Representative Paul's >amendment to H.R. 5384 the Agriculture Appropriations bill. It is an honor >to represent the people of Eastern Washington and I appreciate you taking >the time to share your thoughts with me. > > > >H.R. 5384 protects our human health and safety by ensuring funding for >Avian Flu, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Animal and Plant Health >Inspection Service, the Food and Drug Administration, and for Bovine >Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). It also fulfills commitments to important >food and nutrition programs such as: Commodity Supplemental Food Program, >Child Nutrition Programs, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, >Infants, and Children (WIC), the Food Stamp Program, and the Food fro Peace >Program. Finally this legislation supports Farmers, Ranchers and Rural >American by funding the Farm Service Agency, Agriculture Research Service >and the Rural Community Advance Program. I supported this bill which passed >on May 23, 2006 with bi-partisan support 378 to 46. > > > >Representative Paul offered an amendment to prohibit the use of funds to >implement or administer a National Animal Identification System. I >supported this amendment after hearing from many in Eastern Washington who >are concerned with how USDA is implementing a rule to impose a National >Animal Identification System. This amendment failed by a recorded vote 34 >to 389. > > > >Thanks again for contacting me on this important issue. I invite you to >visit my website at www.mcmorris.house.gov for additional information. >Please do not hesitate to contact my office if I can be of further >assistance. > > > > > >Best Wishes, > > > >Cathy McMorris > > > >Member of Congress > >_______________________________________________ >This message is from the blackbelly mailing list >Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info _________________________________________________________________ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement _______________________________________________ This message is from the blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
