CONGRESSMAN
COLLIN C. PETERSON
Minnesota
- 7th District
http://www.house.gov/collinpeterson
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 5, 2000
CONTACT: Steve Bekkerus @ 202-225-2165
SPORTSMEN’S
CAUCUS PURSUES FULL
FUNDING FOR CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
Members Appeal to Leadership
for Support
(Washington
D.C.) – The Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus today called on the House
Leadership to support full funding for federal conservation programs.
The
bipartisan letter, sponsored by Caucus Chairmen Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) and
Collin Peterson (D-MN), and Caucus Vice-Chairmen Chip Pickering (R-MS) and
Mike Thompson (D-CA), specifically supports the Conservation Reserve Program
(CRP), the Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), the Wildlife Habitat Incentives
Program (WHIP), the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA), and
the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).
Congressman
Peterson, co-chairman of the Sportsmen’s Caucus, joined 57 of his
colleagues as a co-signer of the letter and expressed his strong support for
the effort.
“The
success of these conservation programs has been proven time and again,”
said Mr. Peterson. “Conservation
benefits everyone, sportsmen and women, farmers, outdoor enthusiasts, and
most importantly, the wildlife who desperately need these new critical
habitats. It is time these
programs are fully funded.”
The
conservation programs allow cooperative efforts between agencies and private
landowners to protect and restore wildlife habitat while maintaining
productive use of agricultural land. Hunters,
anglers, environmentalists, conservationists, and farmers throughout the
country support these programs.
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