I wish they'd stop playing politics and
strip out the junk and get the durn
thing passed.
We are operating on a shoestring right
now.
SSG Paul D. Carrier
Readiness NCO
3670th Maint Co (GS)
Camp Withycombe, OR
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Military Vehicles
> Mailing List
> [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
> Behalf Of HOWARD WRIGHT
> Sent: Saturday, December 01,
> 2001 1:39 PM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [MV] [MVlist]
> RE: [MV] S. 1428 response
> from Senator Susan
> Collins (R-ME)
>
>
> Rikk and all, I think a good
> sign is that the bill is
> still held up and
> hasn't been passed already as
> there is much opposition to
> it. A number of
> Senate members were not happy
> with the provision either.
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Rikk Rogers <rkltd@swbell.net>
> > To: MVlist
> <MVlist@yahoogroups.com>;
> Mil-Veh2 <mil-veh@uller.skylee.com>
> > Date: 11/30/01 5:12:54 PM
> > Subject: [MVlist] RE: [MV]
> S. 1428 response from Senator
> Susan Collins
> (R-ME)
> >
> > Steve,
> > I don't want to rain on
> your parade or burst your
> bubble or any thing like
> > that but...
> > Istook, from Oklahoma said
> straight up, he is against it
> and WILL do his
> > best to get it REMOVED.
> > He is in the conference and
> has the swing, at least more
> so than just a
> > general member of the Senate.
> >
> > With the reference to
> "public safety" that Susan
> made, and "would be
> covered
> > by this provision
> > only if it is specifically
> designated as such" she is
> solidly shining you
> > on.
> > Sounds like to me she sees
> a need of some type for 1062
> and will vote for
> > some version.
> >
> > Public safety is not the
> real concern here, the
> ability to collect
> equipment
> > is.
> > And more importantly the
> ability to be totally
> flexible in what the
> > government can collect.
> > BTW Public safety can cover
> both "air emissions" and
> "poor fuel mileage"
> if
> > the government so designates.
> >
> > If public safety were a
> concern, there are plenty of
> laws that can be
> > applied, and we all (House
> & Senate included) know it!
> >
> > I'll say again, Istook in a
> short 2 sentence paragraph
> said he would work
> to
> > KILL 1062.
> > Guess who has my vote!
> >
> > Rikk Rogers - RK Lion LTD.
> > (580)762-3157 rkltd@swbell.net
> > http://home.swbell.net/rkltd/
> > -M35A2- -M38- MVPA -22345-
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Military Vehicles
> Mailing List
> [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
> > Behalf Of islander
> > Sent: Friday, November 30,
> 2001 5:18 PM
> > To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> > Subject: [MV] S. 1428
> response from Senator Susan
> Collins (R-ME)
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I don't want to get the
> whole pending FY 2002 US
> Defense Authorization
> > bill thing going again, but
> I got this nice letter back
> from my Senator
> > who is (in part) directly
> responsible for what happens
> to it now. Just a
> > recap... The House of Reps
> passed their version WITH the
> offending
> > language, the Senate did
> not. That means they have to
> resolve all
> > differences before it can
> become law. Here is her take on it:
> >
> > -----------
> >
> > Dear Mr. Grammont,
> >
> > Thank you for contacting me
> to express your concerns
> regarding a certain
> > section of S. 1428, the FY
> 2002 Defense Authorization
> bill. I appreciate
> > hearing from you.
> >
> > I understand your
> opposition to Section 1062 of
> this legislation, which
> > would make it illegal for
> any individual to possess
> significant military
> > equipment formerly owned by
> the Department of Defense
> that has not been
> > demilitarized. The FY 2002
> Defense Authorization bill
> has been referred
> > to a joint House-Senate
> conference committee, of
> which I am a member. I
> > would note that military
> equipment would be covered by
> this provision
> > only if it is specifically
> designated as such. The
> conference committee
> > needs to clarify the
> language included in Section
> 1062 so that those
> > individuals who own
> military equipment that does
> not pose a threat to
> > public safety will not be
> penalized. Currently, we are
> working to ensure
> > that a clarification is
> included in the final bill.
> >
> > Again, thank you for contacting me.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Susan Collins (signature)
> >
> > Susan M. Collins
> > United States Senator
> >
> > -----------
> >
> > Honestly, this is about the
> best we could hope to see in
> writing at this
> > point. She is, after all,
> a politician and it is in her
> best interests
> > to keep her cards close to
> her chest during
> negotiations. I know we
> > would all rather have seen
> a letter saying that 1062
> should be removed or
> > at least specifically
> stating that military
> vehicles and such would be
> > exempt if legally obtained.
> But that is too much to ask
> from a letter
> > such as this. In any case,
> even if she DID say exactly
> that it doesn't
> > mean much because, although
> a senior member, her view is
> only one of many
> > weighing in on the final language.
> >
> > The good news is that the
> letter addresses our main
> concerns we have in
> > that the language is too
> vague and it needs to be
> tightened up (or of
> > course... removed!). This
> simple acknowledgement is
> unquestionably
> > POSITIVE and could very
> well result in either the
> striking of 1062 (like
> > the last time) or rewording
> that even the hardest core
> anti-government
> > members of this wouldn't
> have a problem with.
> Therefore, I say we take
> > this as a GOOD SIGN since
> she could have not wrote back
> at all or told me
> > was anything wrong with it
> and not to worry at all.
> >
> > I say we take a small bit
> of hope from this letter and
> await other
> > information about how the
> joint committee is doing
> regarding this matter
> > before getting excited or
> bent out of shape about this.
> >
> > Steve
> >
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