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Environment News Service : White House, C . . . Applaud Environmental Funding Compromise wysiwyg: Hl /http : //ens-news . corn/ens/sep2000/2000L- 09 -29 - l5 . html <br /> Trail Creek Fire , <br /> Atlanta , Idaho , x � r f <br /> �rjt�kk j c .yy . <br /> August 2000 ( Photo f VyF <br /> IVA <br /> VA <br /> evi <br /> to <br /> by Ric Holmes courtesy ` ' mil " ` <br /> NAM <br /> VIA A <br /> "AV 13 <br /> National Interagency Fire , ;' ., <br /> Center ) <br /> u 1%_ <br /> " We thought that rider <br /> was especially 50, 5 <br /> unnecessary because <br /> the administration <br /> now has a plan on fuel <br /> reduction that has <br /> basically been <br /> endorsed by all the western governors , " Frampton said . <br /> " We feel pretty good about the rider negotiations and ecstatic about <br /> the funding levels [ for environmental programs in the Interior <br /> Appropriations bill ] , " Frampton concluded . <br /> The newly written Interior Appropriations bill will be sent to both <br /> houses of Congress for approval next week . <br /> Meanwhile , 10 other spending bills remain unfinished . President <br /> Clinton this week signed an emergency short term measure that will <br /> keep the government operating through October 6 , but he <br /> admonished Congress to finish its work . <br /> " In February , I sent a budget to the Congress that funded critical <br /> investments in our future , " Clinton said . " We need realistic levels of <br /> funding for critical government functions that the American people <br /> expect their government to perform well , including education , law <br /> enforcement , environmental protection , preservation of our global <br /> leadership , air safety , food safety , economic assistance for the less <br /> fortunate , research and technology , administration of Social Security <br /> and Medicare , and other important programs . <br /> " None of the funding bills for the programs that support these <br /> functions have been sent to the White House , " Clinton said . " I urge <br /> the Congress to approve the 11 remaining 2001 spending bills as <br /> quickly as possible , in an acceptable form . " <br /> Click Here for Related Stories <br /> © Environment News Service ( ENSI 2000 . All Rights Reserved . <br /> Environmental Press Releases <br /> Free ENS Daily News Feed by Email <br /> k <br /> 4 of 5 10/2/2000 8 : 21 AM <br />