02/17/1997
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"The Salton Sea ecosystem is under severe stress."
"Affordable, adequate, and environmentally benign supplies of energy are critical to our Nation's economic, environmental, and national security."
"H.R. 3682, as reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary, fails to address a number of the critical concerns raised by the Administration."
"Although the Administration endorses the concept of restoring the Salton Sea, it strongly opposes H.R. 3267."