[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 14, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E185]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          CLINTON EXECUTIVE ORDERS CONTINUE TO KILL IDAHO JOBS

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                       HON. C.L. ``BUTCH'' OTTER

                                of idaho

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 14, 2001

  Mr. OTTER. Mr. Speaker, yesterday one of the largest and most well 
known employers in Idaho--Boise Cascade--announced plans to close two 
lumber mills in the First District of Idaho, located in Cascade and 
Emmett. As a result, almost 400 of my constituents will lose their 
jobs. Many of these people have worked in the forest industry all of 
their lives.
  Yesterday, I contacted the CEO of Boise Cascade about this 
unfortunate turn of events. He advised that the Clinton 
Administration's last minute executive orders squeezed their supply by 
shutting off access to thousands of acres of productive forest areas, 
and prevented any reasonable chance to harvest enough to keep their 
operations going.
  I'm pleased that the Bush Administration has pledged to review these 
damaging executive orders. But reviewing them may not be enough.
  I hope that the Bush Administration is just as aggressive with their 
use of executive orders as the Clinton Administration--in a way that 
protects the environment, the forests, and the livelihoods of our Idaho 
families and rural areas.

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