Saturday, March 20, 2010

Bachmann Reconsiders Bill for Removing Lower St. Croix from the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

Three days ago:

A Minnesota congresswoman wants to remove part of the federal protections on the St. Croix River, so a long-debated bridge can finally be built near Hudson. Republican Michele Bachmann says she’ll introduce a bill this week to remove the designation of the Hudson and Stillwater stretches as a Wild and Scenic River.


Today:

Although Bachmann said at a news conference Monday that one possible form of legislation she planned to pursue was having the area where the bridge would be built removed from the protection of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, a Bachmann spokesman said Thursday that was no longer under consideration.

"She was never committed to that," said Dave Dziok, Bachmann's communications director. "That's not the most effective approach to take. She's going to explore all sorts of alternatives."


The Sierra Club North Star Chapter does not oppose a bridge... they oppose a big, ugly bridge:

"We would hope the park service would take this opportunity to reconsider and re-evaluate the impact of the current proposed bridge," Levin said. "A more appropriate and affordable design would save taxpayer dollars and maximize our public investment with a bridge that is both fiscally and environmentally responsible."


Another example of Bachmann's grandstanding going nowhere.

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