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By a narrow 51-48 vote this fall, the Senate kept a provision in
the budget reconciliation bill that would open up the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge to oil leasing and development. The
near-miss vote cheered Club leaders, who said it shows that a
veto-sustaining minority of senators from both parties is willing
to back President Clinton's promised veto of any budget bill that
includes oil development in the Arctic Refuge.
Urge Clinton to follow through on his promise to veto the budget
reconciliation bill or any bill that opens the Arctic Refuge to
oil development. Call him at (202) 456-1111; or e-mail him at
president@whitehouse.gov
For updates, call the Sierra Club's legislative hotline, (202)
675-2394.
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