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Wilderness Bill 3 Votes Short

On Wednesday, the House of Representatives missed the 2/3 majority needed to pass S. 22 by just 3 votes. This is the Omnibus Public Lands Bill that contains over 700,000 acres of new wilderness designations for California alone, with a good portion of that in desert areas.

But there’s still hope for the bill if we can keep the phone calls coming. The California Wilderness Coalition has a new alert available here. A quick summary is below.

The bill is not dead, we need you now to contact your California Representatives and tell them you support protecting California’s wild landscapes and want them to vote YES!

Call your Representative NOW.

The following representatives voted ‘YES.’ Sample message for each one: “Thank you for voting ‘aye’ on S. 22, the Public Lands Act. It’s very important to me that you continue your support of wilderness protections for our public lands.”

David Dreier – (202) 225-2305 – (Republican)

Jerry Lewis – (202) 225-5861 – (Republican)

The following representatives voted ‘NO.’ Sample message for each one: “I strongly support S 22, the Public Lands Act, and urge you to vote ‘aye’ should it come up for another vote. Thank you.”

Brian Bilbray – (202) 225-0508 – (Republican)

Duncan Hunter – (202) 225-5672 – (Republican)

Ken Calvert – (202) 255-1986 – (Republican)

Darrel Issa – (202) 225-3906 – (Republican)

George Radanovich – (202) 225-4540 – (Republican)

Gary Miller – (202) 225-3201 – (Republican)