House Defeats Wilderness Bill
The U.S. House has defeated a bill to set aside more than 2 million acres in nine states as protected wilderness, including parts of the Allegheny National Forest.
Democrats agreed to amend the bill to clarify that it wouldn't impose new limits on hunting, fishing or trapping on federal land. The National Rifle Association asked for that amendment.
A majority of House members supported the bill, but it failed because it didn't get the needed two-thirds vote. The vote was 282-144 in favor, two votes short of approval.
Democratic leaders vowed to bring the bill back, but did not say when or in what form.
Here's how Pennsylvania lawmakers voted:
Democrats — Altmire, Y; Brady, Y; Carney, Y; Dahlkemper, Y; Doyle, Y; Fattah, Y; Holden, Y; Kanjorski, Y; Murphy, Patrick, Y; Murtha, Y; Schwartz, Y; Sestak, Y.
Republicans — Dent, Y; Gerlach, Y; Murphy, Tim, N; Pitts, N; Platts, Y; Shuster, N; Thompson, N.
Democrats agreed to amend the bill to clarify that it wouldn't impose new limits on hunting, fishing or trapping on federal land. The National Rifle Association asked for that amendment.
A majority of House members supported the bill, but it failed because it didn't get the needed two-thirds vote. The vote was 282-144 in favor, two votes short of approval.
Democratic leaders vowed to bring the bill back, but did not say when or in what form.
Here's how Pennsylvania lawmakers voted:
Democrats — Altmire, Y; Brady, Y; Carney, Y; Dahlkemper, Y; Doyle, Y; Fattah, Y; Holden, Y; Kanjorski, Y; Murphy, Patrick, Y; Murtha, Y; Schwartz, Y; Sestak, Y.
Republicans — Dent, Y; Gerlach, Y; Murphy, Tim, N; Pitts, N; Platts, Y; Shuster, N; Thompson, N.
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