<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102)">Wahoo, so far.<br>Thanks to you, too for your efforts and for enlightening us.<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102)">Lisa<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 2:41 PM, Tom Van Arsdall <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tva@pollinator.org" target="_blank">tva@pollinator.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">172 (122-R, 0-D) for and 255 (71-R, 184-D) against. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Strong bipartisan vote against. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Everyone who took action made a difference. Many groups and individuals weighed in against the Hartzler amendment.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Leadership of Denham (R-CA) was key, as well as Hastings (D-FL). All who support vegetation management that benefits pollinators along rights-of-way owe them a big thanks.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">House passage of the Transportation bill is anticipated. Less certain are the timing and outcome of the House-Senate conference in getting the bill to the finish line. However, significant pollinator-beneficial provisions will be in a major transportation bill for the first time ever! <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Work far from done-working with State Departments of Transportation will be key to making progress for pollinators on the rights-of-way landscape.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Tom</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">R. Thomas (Tom) Van Arsdall, Director of Public Policy<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <a href="http://www.pollinator.org/" target="_blank">Pollinator Partnership</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> Cell: <a href="tel:%28703%29%20509-4746" value="+17035094746" target="_blank">(703) 509-4746</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <a href="http://tva@pollinator.org" target="_blank">TVA@pollinator.org</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ThePollinatorPartnership" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img alt="cid:image001.png@01CF8022.906D0160" height="32" border="0" width="32"></span></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Pollinators" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img alt="cid:image002.png@01CF8022.906D0160" height="32" border="0" width="32"></span></a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/PollinatorPartners" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img alt="cid:image003.png@01CF8022.906D0160" height="32" border="0" width="32"></span></a> <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/+PollinatorOrg/about" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img alt="cid:image004.png@01CF8022.906D0160" height="32" border="0" width="32"></span></a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.pollinator.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img height="77" border="0" width="172"></span></a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div>
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