[Riverweb] FW: Take Action on Farm Bill

[Kim Erndt]

TAKE ACTION! The House of Representatives will take up the Farm Bill on
Thursday, July 26. Please send an email message, or make a phone call, to
your member of the House of Representatives in support of better fish and
wildlife conservation in the Farm Bill. 

The House will be voting on important amendments to the Farm Bill that could
make it much better -- or much worse -- for fish and wildlife. 

National Wildlife Federation has posted an action alert at:
http://online.nwf.org/FarmBillAction   You can send a message to your
representative right from that site.

We will attempt to post updates on the NWF web site as we have them. Those
will be posted at: www.nwf.org/farmland, which also has other background
information on the Farm Bill.

Attached is a list of the major amendments that were offered that could have
an impact on fish and wildlife. We do not know yet which ones the House
Rules Committee will allow to be offered on the House floor (they are
deciding Wednesday night).

You can watch the proceedings live on CSPAN. The House is scheduled to
convene at 10 am (Eastern). Action on the Farm Bill may not start until late
morning or early afternoon, and could well run late into the night or into
Friday. Pop some corn and enjoy the debate!



Duane Hovorka
Farm Bill Outreach Coordinator
National Wildlife Federation
409 310th Street 
Elmwood, NE 68349
402-804-0033

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