In 1999, members of Congress got a taste of the raging Northwest controversy
over a proposal to remove four federal dams on the Snake River to rescue
endangered salmon.
But regional legislation that would have put Congress on record in
favor of retaining the dams did not come up for a vote or debate in the
full House or Senate, keeping the issue out of the limelight.
A coalition of environmental, fishing, tribal and taxpayer groups launched
a national campaign in favor of …
