Family Self-Sufficiency Act of 2011

Support for S. 1891 and H.R. 34,the National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act to codify the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Support for H.R. 139, the Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act, which designates specified lands within Alaska in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Opposition to H.R. 1581, the Wilderness and Roadless Area Release Act, which would open up millions of acres of pristine protected lands to irreversible damage from development. Call on USDA to publish a strong final Forest Planning Rule to protect fish, wildlife, and water supplies in our National Forests. Opposition to H.R. 1505, the National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act, which would provide the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with unfettered access and control over the public lands owned by all Americans and exempt DHS from dozens of laws intended to protect public health and the environment. Support for S. 1400, the RESTORE Act, which would ensure that the Clean Water Act fines paid by those responsible for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster are used to help restore the Gulf environment, communities, and economy. Opposition to H.R. 1408, the Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Job Protection Act, which would grant unprecedented special rights to the Sealaska Corporation, a multi-million dollar Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), to log a significant portion of the last remaining large tree old-growth stands in the Tongass National Forest. Opposition to H.R. 1904, the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011, which allows a land exchange to occur without proper environmental review for the large-scale mining operations planned for the area, which is considered a sacred site by Native American tribes and is renowned for its natural beauty. Support for Alternative C of the Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan/Environmental Impact Statement for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge because it recommends Wilderness designation for the Arctic Refuges incomparable Coastal Plain Wilderness Study Area. Opposition to H.R. 3210, the Retailers and Entertainers Lacey Implementation and Enforcement Fairness (RELIEF) Act, that would be devastating to the 2008 Lacey Act amendments that helped promote global forest conservation and limit illegal logging. Opposition to H.R. 1837, the San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act, that would eliminate state and federal environmental protections for Californias rivers that threatens thousands of fishing jobs, water quality in Californias Bay-Delta estuary, and the reliability of the states water supplies. Opposition to S. 1134, the St. Croix River Crossing Project Authorization Act, which would override the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act and authorize the construction of a costly, freeway-style bridge over and through the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway that will do violence to its scenic and recreational values. Support for the Nelson (FL)-Shelby-Landrieu amendment (#1822) to S. 1813 that would provide the largest funding for conservation and restoration in a generation, through the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and the RESTORE Act. Support for the Alexander amendment (#1779) to S. 1813 that puts in place an agreement on flights over national parks reached by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Park Service on jurisdictional issues in the National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000.