[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 91 (Wednesday, June 19, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H6515]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
DOLE'S ANTIENVIRONMENT RECORD
(Mr. MILLER of California asked and was given permission to address
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, Bob Dole's first campaign
swing through California had a chilling message for every voter who
cares about the environment.
Bob Dole endorsed Governor Wilson's Ward Valley nuclear dump,
although the bankrupt developer has yet to build a radioactive waste
facility without serious safety problems.
Bob Dole endorsed the $2 billion Auburn Dam for Sacramento Valley
developers, situated smack on top of an earthquake fault, ignoring a
cheaper and more environmentally safe flood control alternative.
Bob Dole endorsed logging of a giant ancient, redwood forest in
violation of the Endangered Species Act to benefit a giant timber
corporation.
And Bob Dole embraced subsidized agribusinesses who refuse to share
water with California cities, fisheries, wetlands, and refuges. No
surprise, because Bob Dole's campaign manager is a lawyer representing
the biggest subsidized growers and polluters in our State.
This is Bob Dole's scorched Earth campaign for California's
environment, designed by lawyers, lobbyists, and special interests. It
will be rejected by California voters because Bob Dole is no friend of
our environment.
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