Posted by Jane Clark

Last Thursday's votes on the amendments to the interior appropriations bill
passed by broad, bipartisan margins.

Copied below are the vote tallies for all three amendments. This also
appears on the Sierra Club's webpage under "vote watch"

The first #180 tracks votes on the amendment to prohibit funding for
drilling in national monuments
The second #181 tracks votes on the amendment to prohibit funds to
drill of the coast of Florida
The third #182  tracks votes on the amendment to make hard rock mining
companies pay to clean up their operations.

Vote on Monuments --     #180
Vote on Florida Coast --   #181
Vote on Mining --             #182

 Sierra Club Position: Y Y Y
(+ means they voted our position on each of the 3 issues)

Iowa
01 Leach (R) + + +
02 Nussle (R) + - -
03 Boswell (D) + - +
04 Ganske (R) + + +
05 Latham (R) + - -

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