[Michael Goldsberry]

This may be the list of signatories to the infamous House letter.
Another.

• Jeb Bradley (R-NH)
• Nancy Johnson (R-CT)
• Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY)
• Christopher Smith (R-NJ)
• James Sensenbrenner (R-WI)
• Michael Castle (R-DE)
• Timothy Johnson (R-IL)
• Mark Kirk (R-IL)
• James Leach (R-IA)
• Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD)
• Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD)
• Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
• Sue Kelly (R-NY)
• Jim Saxton (R-NJ)
• Charles Bass (R-NH)
• Michael Ferguson (R-NJ)
• Bob Inglis (R-SC)
• Christopher Shays (R-CT)
• David Reichert (R-WA)
• Mark Kennedy (R-MN)
• Joe Schwarz (R-MI)
• Tom Davis (R-VA)
• Jim Gerlach (R-PA)
• Jim Ramstad (R-MN)

[cogitator]

Thanks. I was stunned that my rep (Bartlett) of MD signed on to this letter. He's never spoken in defense of ANWR before. And he's in a pretty solid Republican district, despite Maryland's liberalism.

Gilchrest is also somewhat of a surprise. The thing is, we may be discounting the hunting lobby. Both Bartlett and Gilchrest have a lot of hunters in their districts (you can hunt for deer, turkey, and bear among other things in western MD, and lots of waterfowl on the Eastern Shore). The hunting lobby has always been Republican and conservative -- and also has a very strong conservation streak. They have previously opposed oil and gas development in the west of the lower 48, too. So it may not be entirely due to environmentalism.

[CPT Clay]

Thanks for the names!!!!!!

[nutmeg]

bump to 228 - names

[who knows what evil?]

Funny...these RINO's who voted to drop the ANWR drilling from the bill are all from states whose residents would freeze to death without heating oil. (Woodstoves aren't THAT common.)