It matters who we get in office!  Sierra Club members in WA state were
more active than Democrats in getting Maria Cantwell into office & today
we got what we worked so hard for!  I worked every day for 4 weeks after
the election to get Maria Cantwell elected.  I hope we can make this kind
of difference  in Iowa in 2006!  The following is from the Cascade
Chapter.  Phyllis Mains

a message from our Senator on the Arctic win today! What a champion!!!
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can call and thank her or send an email to:
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FROM:  U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Washington
For Immediate Release December 21, 2005

 
 
Cantwell Leads Senate in Stopping Arctic Drilling

Calls for Immediate Passage of Funding Bill for Troops


WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) issued the following
statement on the successful blocking of drilling in the Arctic from the
defense spending bill.  Cantwell led the fight on the Senate floor to
keep
the Senate playing by the rules and putting the people's interests before
the special interests.

"This was a great bipartisan victory for all members who worked to play
by
the rules and a great bipartisan victory for our troops," said Cantwell,
a
member of the Senate's Commerce and Energy Committees. "I'm glad we stood
up
to say that this trickery.  It's time to fund and support the troops now
without anymore tricks.   Now that we've successfully removed these
provisions from this legislation, we can get down to business and deliver
to
our men and women in uniform around the world the resources they need to
do
their jobs and keep America safe.  We successfully stopped drilling in
the
Arctic for now, but we will remain vigilant next year to make sure that
the
country focuses its energy on real solutions to our over dependence on
foreign oil and not Christmas packages for the oil companies."
 
Cantwell, who also serves as the chair of Energy Independence 2020, had
threatened earlier in the week to use all procedural means to remove the
Arctic Refuge drilling provision and had been working to convince her
colleagues to stand with her on this issue.  Cantwell has been a leader
in
the fight to prevent drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

# # #

Every Monday, Maria provides a brief outline about her work in the Senate
and issues of importance to Washington state.  If you are interested in
subscribing to this update, please visit her website at:
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