Push back on House Rules - What you can do

[Oak]

Senator Gardner is going to get back to me...

And he did.

Dear Mr. Oak,

Thank you for contacting me regarding the transfer of federal lands to states. I appreciate you taking the time to write. It is an honor to serve you in the United States Senate and I hope you will continue to write with your thoughts and ideas on moving our country forward.

Growing up in Colorado has given me a profound appreciation for the natural beauty of our state. Much of this beauty is found on federal lands, which are protected from forms of development which might otherwise destruct or diminish their grandeur. I strongly believe that we must preserve this natural beauty for our children and grandchildren, and I remain committed to the conservation of our great state. This is why I recently voted against Senator Lisa Murkowski’s (R-AK) Amendment 838 to the budget resolution. This amendment set the stage for selling off public lands, including any of Colorado’s 53 wilderness study areas.

In recent years, there has been much debate over the transfer of federal lands to state control. Colorado was touched by this controversy last year during discussions regarding Colorado National Monument and its designation as a national park. I applaud former Senator Mark Udall (D-CO) and Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) for seeking community input and engaging with local Coloradans to address their concerns about the national park proposal, and I strongly believe that local communities must be involved in the administration of the federal lands in their communities. Rest assured, I will certainly keep your thoughts in mind should legislation regarding this issue come before the Senate again in the future.

Again, thank you for contacting me, and do not hesitate to do so again when an issue is important to you.

Sincerely,

Cory Gardner
United States Senator

 

[James Riley]

Write him another letter and tell him if he wants better Federal management to start funding Federal management.

This times infinity ^^^^^^^^^^^.

Yes, we should expect and demand efficiency, no waste, and a high degree of competency, all of which anecdotal stories show as a weakness in government at all levels. But damn it, cutting them off is cutting off our nose to spite our face. And then throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

Unfortunately, that is by design in some quarters.

 

[James Riley]

Hey Oak, I guess we have to throw him a bone. He done good, and I think the lone R to do it:

Alphabetical by Senator Name
Alexander (R-TN), Nay
Ayotte (R-NH), Nay
Baldwin (D-WI), Nay
Barrasso (R-WY), Yea
Bennet (D-CO), Nay
Blumenthal (D-CT), Nay
Blunt (R-MO), Yea
Booker (D-NJ), Nay
Boozman (R-AR), Yea
Boxer (D-CA), Nay
Brown (D-OH), Nay
Burr (R-NC), Yea
Cantwell (D-WA), Nay
Capito (R-WV), Yea
Cardin (D-MD), Nay
Carper (D-DE), Nay
Casey (D-PA), Nay
Cassidy (R-LA), Yea
Coats (R-IN), Yea
Cochran (R-MS), Yea
Collins (R-ME), Yea
Coons (D-DE), Nay
Corker (R-TN), Yea
Cornyn (R-TX), Yea
Cotton (R-AR), Yea
Crapo (R-ID), Yea
Cruz (R-TX), Yea
Daines (R-MT), Yea
Donnelly (D-IN), Nay
Durbin (D-IL), Nay
Enzi (R-WY), Yea
Ernst (R-IA), Yea
Feinstein (D-CA), Nay
Fischer (R-NE), Yea
Flake (R-AZ), Yea
Franken (D-MN), Nay
Gardner (R-CO), Nay
Gillibrand (D-NY), Nay
Graham (R-SC), Yea
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Heinrich (D-NM), Nay
Heitkamp (D-ND), Nay
Heller (R-NV), Yea
Hirono (D-HI), Nay
Hoeven (R-ND), Yea
Inhofe (R-OK), Yea
Isakson (R-GA), Yea
Johnson (R-WI), Yea
Kaine (D-VA), Nay
King (I-ME), Nay
Kirk (R-IL), Yea
Klobuchar (D-MN), Nay
Lankford (R-OK), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Nay
Lee (R-UT), Yea
Manchin (D-WV), Nay
Markey (D-MA), Nay
McCain (R-AZ), Yea
McCaskill (D-MO), Nay
McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Menendez (D-NJ), Nay
Merkley (D-OR), Nay
Mikulski (D-MD), Nay
Moran (R-KS), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Murphy (D-CT), Nay
Murray (D-WA), Nay
Nelson (D-FL), Nay
Paul (R-KY), Yea
Perdue (R-GA), Yea
Peters (D-MI), Nay
Portman (R-OH), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Nay
Reid (D-NV), Nay
Risch (R-ID), Yea
Roberts (R-KS), Yea
Rounds (R-SD), Yea
Rubio (R-FL), Yea
Sanders (I-VT), Nay
Sasse (R-NE), Yea
Schatz (D-HI), Nay
Schumer (D-NY), Nay
Scott (R-SC), Yea
Sessions (R-AL), Yea
Shaheen (D-NH), Nay
Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Stabenow (D-MI), Nay
Sullivan (R-AK), Yea
Tester (D-MT), Nay
Thune (R-SD), Yea
Tillis (R-NC), Yea
Toomey (R-PA), Yea
Udall (D-NM), Nay
Vitter (R-LA), Yea
Warner (D-VA), Nay
Warren (D-MA), Nay
Whitehouse (D-RI), Nay
Wicker (R-MS), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Nay

 

[Oak]

Yes, without looking through the list, I think he was one of three.

 

[James Riley]

Yes, my bust. Looks like TN and NH also.