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Urge your Members of Congress to sign Refuge Funding Letter
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Caucus letter to Interior Appropriations Subcommittee FY11
Refuge champions in Congress, House Refuge Caucus leaders, Mike Thompson (D-CA), Michael Castle (R-DE), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) and Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) and Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME), are sending letters to the House & Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittees urging them to increase funding for the NWRS in FY’11. For the letters to have an impact with appropriators, the more members who sign the letter the better!
The letters urge appropriators to increase funding to the Refuge System - ensuring it will be able to properly administer its nearly 150 million acres. Last year 55 Representatives and 32 Senators signed their respective letter in support of $514 million, if your Representative or Senators signed last year, they should easily sign again this year!
HOUSE MEMBERS WHO SIGNED THE FY 2010 FUNDING LETTER:
Baldwin, Tammy (WI)
Berman, Howard (CA)
Blumenauer, Earl (OR)
Bordallo, Madeleine (GU)
Boswell, Leonard (IA)
Braley, Bruce (IA)
Brown, Henry (SC)
Capps, Lois (CA)
Castle, Mike (DE)
Coble, Howard (NC)
Dingell, John (MI)
Eshoo, Anna (CA)
Faleomavaega, Eni (AS)
Farr, Sam (CA)
Fortenberry, Jeff (NE)
Garrett, Scott (NJ)
Gerlach, Jim (PA)
Gonzales, Charles (TX)
Grijalva, Raul (AZ)
Hall, Ralph (TX)
Hastings, Alcee (FL)
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie (SD)
Hinojosa, Ruben (TX)
Hirono, Mazie K. (HI)
Hodes, Paul (NH)
Holden, Tim (PA)
Inslee, Jay (WA)
Kanjorski, Paul (PA)
Kind, Ron (WI)
Kratovil, Frank (MD)
Kucinich, Dennis (OH)
Langevin, James (RI)
LoBiondo, Frank (NJ)
Loebsack, Dave (IA)
Maloney, Carol (NY)
Markey, Edward (MA)
McNerney, Jerry (CA)
Michaud, Michael (ME)
Moore, Dennis (KS)
Oberstar, James (MN)
Payne, Donald (NJ)
Perlmutter, Ed (CO)
Pierluisi, Pedro (PR)
Petri, Thomas (WI)
Pingree, Chellie (ME)
Reichert, Dave (WA)
Ross, Mike (AR)
Sarbanes, John (MD)
Snyder, Vic (AR)
Stark, Pete (CA)
Thompson, Mike (CA)
Tsongas, Niki (MA)
Waxman, Henry (CA)
Wexler, Henry (FL)
Wu, David (OR)
SENATOR MEMBERS WHO SIGNED THE FY 2010 FUNDING LETTER:
Akaka, Daniel (HI)
Begich, Mark (AK)
Bingaman, Jeff (NM)
Bennet, Michael (CO)
Boxer, Barbara (CA)
Burris, Roland (IL)
Cantwell, Maria (WA)
Cardin, Benjamin (MD)
Dodd, Christopher (CT)
Feingold, Russell (WI)
Gillibrand, Kirsten (NY)
Johnson, Tim (SD)
Kaufman, Edward (DL)
Kerry, John (MA)
Kennedy, Edward (MA)
Klobuchar, Amy (MN)
Kohl, Herb (WI)
Lautenberg, Frank (NJ)
Levin, Carl (MI)
Lieberman, Joseph (CT)
Menendez, Robert (NJ)
Merkley, Jeffrey (OR)
Mikulski, Barbara (MD)
Reed, Jack (RI)
Sanders, Bernie (VT)
Schumer, Charles (NY)
Shaheen, Jeanne (NH)
Snowe, Olympia (ME)
Stabenow, Debbie (MI)
Udall, Mark (CO)
Whitehouse, Sheldon (RI)
Wyden, Ron (OR)
NOTE: If your Representative or Senator is a member of the subcommittee, they will likely not sign the letter as it goes to them but you can always thank them for their support!
Members of House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies: Jim Moran (Chair-VA), Norm Dicks (WA), Alan Mollohan (WV), Ben Chandler (KY), Maurice Hinchey (NY), John Olver (MA), Ed Pastor (AZ), David Price (NC), Mike Simpson (Ranking Member – ID), Ken Calvert (CA), Steven LaTourette (OH) and Tom Cole (OK)
Members of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies: Dianne Feinstein (Chair-CA), Robert Byrd (WV), Byron Dorgan (ND), Barbara Mikulski (MD), Herb Kohl (WI), Tim Johnson (SD), Ben Nelson (NE), Jon Tester (MT), Lamar Alexander (Ranking Member-TN), Thad Cochran (MS), Robert Bennett (UT), Judd Gregg (NH), Lisa Murkowski (AK), Susan Collins (ME)
America’s wildlife faces innumerable challenges that, if we fail to act, will have significant ramifications on not just iconic American wildlife like caribou, manatees, and migratory birds, but also for a public that depends on the health of our native habitats to provide “ecosystem services” like fresh air, clean drinking water, and storm and flood buffers. We must focus on ensuring our national wildlife refuges and complementary U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service programs have the resources they need to protect habitat and wildlife and support the adaptations to changing climate conditions.
To keep up with inflation, refuge stewardship funding must increase in FY11. Without this increase, the FWS cannot provide cost-of-living increases for FWS personnel, cover rising rent and utilities and other “uncontrollable” obligations, while also sustaining current wildlife stewardship and visitor services programs.
Your message will be sent to each of the following targets:
Your U.S. Representative
Your U.S. Senator
A sample message appears below, which you may edit before sending.
Caucus letter to Interior Appropriations Subcommittee FY11
Dear Representative,
I respectfully ask that you support increased stewardship funding for the National Wildlife Refuge System for FY 2011 and I thank you for providing a much-needed increase to the Refuge System budget for this fiscal year. While vitally important to our nation’s wildlife, refuges provide unparalleled opportunities to hunt, fish, watch wildlife and educate children about the environment. Without increased funding for refuges, wildlife conservation and public recreation opportunities will be jeopardized.
In Congress, House Refuge Caucus leaders, Mike Thompson (D-CA), Michael Castle (R-DE), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) and Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) and Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME), are sending letters to the House & Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittees urging them to increase funding for the NWRS in FY’11.
A comprehensive analysis by the Cooperative Alliance for Refuge Enhancement (CARE) determined that the Refuge System needs at least $900 million in annual operations and maintenance funding to properly administer its 150 million acres, educational nature programs, habitat restoration projects, and much more. To reach this reasonable goal, the System needs an increase in funding in FY 11 for the Operations and Maintenance of America's National Wildlife Refuge System.
As a constituent and citizen concerned about the wildlife in our state, I hope you will join House Refuge Caucus leaders, Mike Thompson (D-CA), Michael Castle (R-DE), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) and Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) or Senators Feingold and Snowe in urging members of the Interior and Environment appropriations subcommittee to increase funding of the Refuge System.
To sign the letter, please contact the following:
House: Joe Tyburczyin (Thompson) at 5-3311 (joe.tyburczy@mail.house.gov) or Olivia Kurtz (Castle) at 5-4165 (Olivia.Kurtz@mail.house.gov)
Senate: Stacia Stanek (Feingold) at 224-5323 (stacia_stanek@feingold.senate.gov) or Patrick Woodcock (Snowe) at 224-5344 (patrick_woodcock@snowe.senate.gov).
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