Crowdog
11-13-2002, 12:20 PM
*** POMBO FOR CHAIRMAN !!! ***
*** ACTION ITEM BELOW ***
Due to the retirement of Chairman Jim Hansen, there is a vacancy for the
chairmanship of the House of Representatives Committee on Resources. The
Resources Committee oversees many of the issues most important to private
property rights and federal lands, including the Endangered Species Act,
energy and mineral exploration, recreational access to federal lands,
international environmental treaties, forest health, water rights, national
parks and wildlife refuges and the Bureau of Land Management.
Congressman Richard Pombo has announced he is running for the Resources
Committee chairmanship. Others are seeking this influential post also, but
Pombo is the best of the bunch. Richard Pombo has been our very best
advocate in Congress since the day he was sworn in to the House of
Representatives ten years ago, and has earned our support in his bid to
become chairman.
Within a few weeks after taking office, Pombo established the Congressional
Task Force on Private Property Rights (a later version of which became the
Western Caucus). He then began challenging land acquisition funding, the
National Biological Survey and other programs which had been unquestioned
sacred cows of the environmental movement.
Pombo held field hearings across the country and had over one hundred
citizens testify to expose the scams and failures of the Endangered Species
Act. He did battle with the Clinton Administration and Interior Secretary
Bruce Babbitt on a host of issues, from challenging the authority of United
Nations land use designations to the national Heritage Rivers land grab
proposal.
Pombo has been a consistent voice in support of compensating property
owners when the government proposes to regulate land out of any reasonable
use.
Earlier this year, he stopped the National Heritage Area federal zoning
bill dead in its tracks by insisting that property owners be notified when
they
fall into a proposed heritage area.
Just a few months ago, the Forest Service demanded that long-time cabin
owners take down an American flag is their front yard! The letter
explained that Old Glory's red, white and blue did not fit in with the color
scheme
drawn up by the arrogant, out of touch Forest Service! It was Richard
Pombo who took the bureaucracy to task, and got our flag back up and flying.
Pombo has gained approval from the Resources Committee for two excellent
bills to improve the Endangered Species Act. One would compensate property
owners when the government takes away use of land for allegedly endangered
species, and the other requires that solid scientific data be shown before
a species can be listed.
Pombo currently serves as a senior member of the Resources Committee and as
Chairman of the Western Caucus. He can be counted on to lead the fight on
our most important issues of concern to private property rights and
multiple use of federal lands.
If your congressman is a Republican, tell them that you believe Richard
Pombo is the best person to be Chairman of the Resources Committee, and ask
him or her to support Pombo.
Here is how committee chairman are named:
Since Republicans are in the majority in the House, they name the chairmen
of all committees. Democratic congressmen will have no role in naming
committee chairmen.
Committee chairmanships are decided on by a group called the Republican
Steering Committee, which consists of about twenty senior GOP House
members.
However, Steering Committee decisions must be ratified by the entire
Republican caucus, which consists of all GOP congressmen. So all
Republican members have at least some say over who becomes
chairman of each committee.
The jockeying and politicking, most of it behind the scenes, is beginning
right now - now that the elections have been held. Make your voice heard.
ACTION ITEM:
Is your member of congress a Republican? Then tell him or her to support
Richard Pombo for Resources Committee Chairman!
If you get feedback or can help out in other ways, please contact
pomboforchairman@aol.com.
*** ACTION ITEM BELOW ***
Due to the retirement of Chairman Jim Hansen, there is a vacancy for the
chairmanship of the House of Representatives Committee on Resources. The
Resources Committee oversees many of the issues most important to private
property rights and federal lands, including the Endangered Species Act,
energy and mineral exploration, recreational access to federal lands,
international environmental treaties, forest health, water rights, national
parks and wildlife refuges and the Bureau of Land Management.
Congressman Richard Pombo has announced he is running for the Resources
Committee chairmanship. Others are seeking this influential post also, but
Pombo is the best of the bunch. Richard Pombo has been our very best
advocate in Congress since the day he was sworn in to the House of
Representatives ten years ago, and has earned our support in his bid to
become chairman.
Within a few weeks after taking office, Pombo established the Congressional
Task Force on Private Property Rights (a later version of which became the
Western Caucus). He then began challenging land acquisition funding, the
National Biological Survey and other programs which had been unquestioned
sacred cows of the environmental movement.
Pombo held field hearings across the country and had over one hundred
citizens testify to expose the scams and failures of the Endangered Species
Act. He did battle with the Clinton Administration and Interior Secretary
Bruce Babbitt on a host of issues, from challenging the authority of United
Nations land use designations to the national Heritage Rivers land grab
proposal.
Pombo has been a consistent voice in support of compensating property
owners when the government proposes to regulate land out of any reasonable
use.
Earlier this year, he stopped the National Heritage Area federal zoning
bill dead in its tracks by insisting that property owners be notified when
they
fall into a proposed heritage area.
Just a few months ago, the Forest Service demanded that long-time cabin
owners take down an American flag is their front yard! The letter
explained that Old Glory's red, white and blue did not fit in with the color
scheme
drawn up by the arrogant, out of touch Forest Service! It was Richard
Pombo who took the bureaucracy to task, and got our flag back up and flying.
Pombo has gained approval from the Resources Committee for two excellent
bills to improve the Endangered Species Act. One would compensate property
owners when the government takes away use of land for allegedly endangered
species, and the other requires that solid scientific data be shown before
a species can be listed.
Pombo currently serves as a senior member of the Resources Committee and as
Chairman of the Western Caucus. He can be counted on to lead the fight on
our most important issues of concern to private property rights and
multiple use of federal lands.
If your congressman is a Republican, tell them that you believe Richard
Pombo is the best person to be Chairman of the Resources Committee, and ask
him or her to support Pombo.
Here is how committee chairman are named:
Since Republicans are in the majority in the House, they name the chairmen
of all committees. Democratic congressmen will have no role in naming
committee chairmen.
Committee chairmanships are decided on by a group called the Republican
Steering Committee, which consists of about twenty senior GOP House
members.
However, Steering Committee decisions must be ratified by the entire
Republican caucus, which consists of all GOP congressmen. So all
Republican members have at least some say over who becomes
chairman of each committee.
The jockeying and politicking, most of it behind the scenes, is beginning
right now - now that the elections have been held. Make your voice heard.
ACTION ITEM:
Is your member of congress a Republican? Then tell him or her to support
Richard Pombo for Resources Committee Chairman!
If you get feedback or can help out in other ways, please contact
pomboforchairman@aol.com.