A major end-of-session battle over Pacific salmon restoration is brewing
between members of Congress and President Clinton, and could wind up being
settled in high-level closed-door budget negotiations.
Clinton is being urged to veto the annual appropriation bill for the
departments of commerce, state and justice because it contains an Endangered
Species Act exemption for Alaskan salmon fishermen and lower-than-expected
funding for West Coast state salmon recovery projects and …
