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239 HOUSE MEMBERS VOTE TO CUT FUNDS FOR SECRET EVIDENCE CASES
How did your elected representative vote on this important issue?
(WASHINGTON, DC - 6/26/2000) - Alhamdulillah. On Thursday, June 22, the full
House of Representatives voted to cut funds used to jail those detained
through the use of secret evidence. The amendment to a government
appropriations bill was sponsored by Rep. Tom Campbell (R-CA). (Reps. David
Bonior [D-MI], Ray LaHood [R-IL] and Mark Sanford [R-SC] co-sponsored the
amendment.) It eliminated $173,480 in U.S. Justice Department expenses, the
estimated taxpayer cost of detaining people based on secret evidence.
Campbell's amendment passed 239-173 following a one-hour debate in which
House members voiced strong opposition to secret evidence. Following the
vote, Campbell was quoted as saying: "It was the dream I had wished for,
that members of Congress would stand up and say, 'That's [secret evidence]
not right."
(www.sptimes.com/News/062400/Worldandnation/Funds_for_secret_evid.shtml)
The California Republican, along with House Minority Whip David Bonior of
Michigan, also introduced legislation to ban the use of secret evidence
entirely. The Secret Evidence Repeal Act (H.R.2121) has more than 100
congressional sponsors. (Go to http://thomas.loc.gov. Search for bill number
H.R. 2121.) The Judiciary Committee recently held a hearing on H.R.2121.
Backers hope to take the bill to the full House before the August recess.
The only organizational opposition to H.R.2121 has come from the American
Jewish Committee (AJC) and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The AJC issued
a statement voicing "deep regret" over Thursday night's successful vote on
the Campbell amendment
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