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  • GOP challenger says Schumer press releases killed 25 trees last year

    05/02/2004 5:22:41 PM PDT · by jimbo123 · 16 replies · 161+ views
    Associated Press ^ | 5/2/04 | Associate Press
    (New York-AP) -- A little-known Republican state assemblyman is making his first, albeit unusual, campaign promise in his pledge to unseat Senator Charles Schumer. Assemblyman Howard Mills vowed to plant 25 trees to replace the paper Schumer uses for his press releases. Mills accused Schumer of killing 25 trees to issue 765 announcements, many issued on Sunday, a traditionally slow news day. The Orange County assemblyman promised not only to not waste paper, but also to not waste the press's time on Sundays for what he called ``empty'' press conferences. Posing with 25 pine saplings that he said his campaign...