Your Attention Please
This issue has been brought to my attention and it needs yours as well. Please call or send a letter (FL residents feel free to use the letter below) if this issue is important to you as well.
"The Rahall-Whitfield Amendment to the Interior Appropriations Bill, which would ensure that no federal tax dollars be used for any sale of wild horses that could lead to their slaughter, passed the House of Representatives last week. Please contact your representative regarding his or her vote on this bill. You can reach your representative by calling the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121."
The Honorable James Davis
United States House of Representatives
409 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, District of Columbia 20515
June 6, 2005
Dear Representative Davis,
I am writing to express my extreme disappointment and concern for your decision to vote against the Rahall-Whitfield Amendment to House Interior Appropriations Bill (HR 297) on May 19, 2005. Although this Amendment passed, I am deeply troubled by the fact that the individual whom is supposed to be representing the interests of Florida residents failed to acknowledge how important this Amendment is to the people of Florida.
The Amendment was quite uncontroversial and simply reinstated the prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of wild horses and burros that had existed for thirty-three years until the Burns Amendment to the Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act opened the door to the slaughter of thousands of wild horses earlier this year. As I’m sure you’re aware of, the Burns Amendment was strategically inserted at the last minute into a must-pass appropriations bill. Had it not been for the stealth placement of the Burns Amendment, it most certainly never would have passed.
I would very much like to hear the reasoning behind your decision to vote against the Rahall-Whitfield Amendment. I hope you realize that animal welfare is a topic that Florida residents take most seriously and in the future I would like to see you accurately represent your constituents and vote for animal protection laws instead of against them.
Sincerely,
Your name
"The Rahall-Whitfield Amendment to the Interior Appropriations Bill, which would ensure that no federal tax dollars be used for any sale of wild horses that could lead to their slaughter, passed the House of Representatives last week. Please contact your representative regarding his or her vote on this bill. You can reach your representative by calling the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121."
The Honorable James Davis
United States House of Representatives
409 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, District of Columbia 20515
June 6, 2005
Dear Representative Davis,
I am writing to express my extreme disappointment and concern for your decision to vote against the Rahall-Whitfield Amendment to House Interior Appropriations Bill (HR 297) on May 19, 2005. Although this Amendment passed, I am deeply troubled by the fact that the individual whom is supposed to be representing the interests of Florida residents failed to acknowledge how important this Amendment is to the people of Florida.
The Amendment was quite uncontroversial and simply reinstated the prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of wild horses and burros that had existed for thirty-three years until the Burns Amendment to the Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act opened the door to the slaughter of thousands of wild horses earlier this year. As I’m sure you’re aware of, the Burns Amendment was strategically inserted at the last minute into a must-pass appropriations bill. Had it not been for the stealth placement of the Burns Amendment, it most certainly never would have passed.
I would very much like to hear the reasoning behind your decision to vote against the Rahall-Whitfield Amendment. I hope you realize that animal welfare is a topic that Florida residents take most seriously and in the future I would like to see you accurately represent your constituents and vote for animal protection laws instead of against them.
Sincerely,
Your name
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