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Show REPORT FROM 1HE Hll,I, April 1987 -- This action update on arms control and clean-air issues is provided for Leagues to insert in state and local Voters. For more on these and other issues, see April 1987 Report from the Hill. ARMS CONTROL After intentionally oversteppjng the SALT II numerical limits on long-range offensive nuclear weapons, the Reagan administration is poised to nullify the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) treaty's key limits on missile defenses. The White House has "reinterpreted" the ABM treaty in favor of early deployment of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), or "Star Wars." Congressional efforts to force compliance with existing arms-control agreements will come with consideration of the FY 1988 defense authorization bill in May. The League is strongly backing current legislative initiatives to} * reduce f~ 1988 funding for Star Wars below last year's level of $3.5 billion. * uphold t he ABM treaty and the SALT II 1:i.1T1its. * extend the moratorium on antisatellite (ASAT) weapons testing for another year. The defense authorization bill is on its way to the House and Senate floors. Write your senators and representative today. CLEAN AIR Years of inaction and debate over the fine points of a control program have side-tracked previous legislative efforts to address acid rain. In the coming months, the League will be working ·~or congressionaJ action on acid-rain bills introduced by Sens. George Mitchell (D ME) and Robert Stafford (R VT). On o;her clean-air issues, the League is lobbying for Hill action on comprehensive legislation to: * pressure cities with unhealthy levels of air pollutants to clear the air as soon as possible. * limit the release of toxic air pollutants. * control emissions of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), industrial compounds that are depleting the earth's protective upper-ozone layer. r--------------------------------------------------------, Gear up for action! Note: Action updates are excerpted from Report from the Hill, the action-packed legislative newsletter pub lished six times a y ear by the League of Women Voters. With Report from the Hill, you're geared for action on the issues facing Congress. For just $6 a year, you get six issues of Report from the Hill and Action Alerts when action can't wait. Subscribe today. Name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Address _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ City, State, Zip _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Make $6 check payable to League of Women Voters Mail to: RH subscriptions, LWVUS, 1730 M St., NW, Washington, DC 20036 x:-----~-----------------------------------------------~ ,, |
