Russ Feingold: “I joined as an original cosponsor of legislation introduced by my Midwestern colleague, the Senator from Ohio, Mr.…”

“I joined as an original cosponsor of legislation introduced by my Midwestern colleague, the Senator from Ohio, Mr. Voinovich. This legislation is similar to legislation introduced by the Senator from Ohio and the Senator from Indiana, Mr. Bayh, in the previous Congress. I am pleased to be working with the Senator from Ohio on this very important issue. I know that he, as a former Governor, is intimately aware of the concerns that the growing trash trade poses for the States that we represent. We in the Midwest, especially those of us fortunate enough to be from the Great Lakes States, enjoy a very high quality of life, beautiful scenery, small, neighborly towns, and spectacular natural resources. We hold it as a particular point of pride that we, in many instances, have the luxury of avoiding many environmental problems, and we have structured our State and local governments in Wisconsin to try to be sure that we continue to avoid them. We in Wisconsin, however, are unable to protect our communities, which have done a good regulatory job, from having to deal with the solid waste mess created by our neighboring communities in other States.”