ALERT: 21 Congressmen Request Field Hearings

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CONDEMNATION AND RELOCATION ACT (CARA)

Subj: *** CARA Victory!! - 21 Congressmen Request Field Hearings ***

Date: 6/25/01 1:26:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: alra@pacifier.com (Land Rights Network)
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*** CARA Victory - 21 Congressmen Ask for Field Hearings ***

A historical precedent when a bill in Congress affects tens of thousands of people spread over a wide area of the country is to hold FIELD HEARINGS closer to where the people are to give them a chance to voice their concerns.

The Resources Committee leadership is deliberately violating this precedent in their attempt to RAILROAD CARA through the Committee and Congress in as secret a way as possible. They want to minimize the number of people who become aware of the GREAT CARA TREASURY ROBBERY. $45 billion over 15 years.

IT'S VITAL THAT YOU WRITE, CALL AND FAX YOUR CONGRESSMAN TO STRONGLY INSIST ON FIELD HEARINGS ON CARA (HR 701).

Representative Butch Otter (R-ID) is leading the effort to get Field Hearings for the Condemnation and Relocation Act (CARA). He's a Property Rights Hero. He sent around a letter that has already been signed by 21 Members of Congress asking Resources Committee Chairman Jim Hansen for FIELD HEARINGS.

This is a great victory.

Each of the Members of Congress listed below should be called and thanked for signing the Otter Letter supporting Field Hearings on CARA (full text below).

Butch Otter (R-ID)
Richard Pombo (R-CA)
Tom Tancredo (R-CO)
John Shadegg (R-AZ)
Jennifer Dunn (R-WA)
Bob Schaffer (R-CO)
Wally Herger (R-CA)
Joe Skeen (R-NM)
J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ)
John Doolittle (R-CA)
Doc Hastings (R-WA)
Greg Walden (R-OR)
Mike Simpson (R-ID)
John Hostettler (R-IN)
George Nethercutt (R-WA)
Samuel Graves (R-MO)
Jeff Flake (R-AZ)
Dennis Rehberg (R-MT)
John Peterson (R-PA)
Doug Ose (R-CA)
Bob Stump (R-AZ)

The Resources Committee staff and leadership are trying to rush to judgement on CARA.

You can expect a Mark-up in Committee (Vote) in mid-July. It is vital that the Mark-up be delayed until Field Hearings are held.

Urge your Congressman to sign on to the Otter Letter requesting Field Hearings on the Condemnation and Relocation Act (CARA - HR 701).

ACTION ITEMS:

----- 1. Call your Congressman to urge him or her to send a letter to Resources Committee Chairman Jim Hansen asking for Field Hearings on CARA in your state. Every Congressman may be reached at the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 225-3121. There is a temporary FREE NUMBER of (800) 648-3516. ASK FOR HIS OR HER FAX NUMBER.

----- 2. Ask your Congressman to sign on to the Otter Letter sent out by Rep. Butch Otter (R-ID) officially requesting Field Hearings.

Here is the Text of the Otter Letter:
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June 15, 2001

The Honorable James Hansen, Chairman
House Resources Committee
U.S. House of Representatives
1324 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515

Dear Mr. Chairman:

We are aware that the Committee has scheduled a hearing on June 20, 2001 to review H.R. 701, the Conservation and Reinvestment Act. While we agree that the hearing on this legislation is appropriate, we are concerned that a single hearing in Washington, D.C. will not provide sufficient opportunity for our constituents to express their views about the impacts of this legislation.

As you know, CARA has attracted significant opposition from property owners, ranchers, farmers, and others who are concerned that federal acquisition of more lands in many states will significantly and adversely affect their livelihoods.

We respectfully request that any mark-up of this legislation be postponed until field hearings can be scheduled--preferably at least three--in western states. Granting the people of the West--your constituents and ours--field hearings on legislation of this magnitude would ensure that their concerns are adequately heard by this Congress.

We appreciate your leadership as Chairman of the Resources Committee to ensure that the freedoms and constitutional rights of all citizens of the United States are protected, and we look forward to continue working with you on important legislation as the 107th Congress moves through the legislative process.

Sincerely,

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21 Congressmen have signed on so far.

----- 3. You can clip out this letter and fax it to your Congressman. Ask him to sign on to it and forward it to Rep. Butch Otter and the Resources Committee. Ask him to let you know when he has signed the letter.

----- 4. Don't forget to download your NEW Testimony Questionnaire and NO CARA, NO LAND GRABS poster from http://www.landrights.org

You can still get your testimony on the record. Be watching. There are big changes taking place on the landrights.org Website.

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