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Clinton waited eight years before he finally got around to doing some good‑the last days of his presidency. On the way out the door, he issued directives that...
*Protected sixty million acres of national forests from logging and road‑building
*Instituted rules to prevent workplace injuries, including ergonomic and "repetitive stress" regulations
*Raised standards concerning lead in paint, soil and dust, and truck diesel fuel
*Issued new EPA clean air regulations on diesel fuel for large trucks that would force sulfur levels in the fuel be reduced by 95 percent
*Required makers of hot dogs and other ready‑to-eat meats to test periodically for Listeria bacteria
*Required energy conservation in central air conditioners
*Issued new regulations on washing machine energy efficiency
*Instituted stricter standards for energy‑efficient water heaters
*Added protections for sea otters along the West Coast
* Increased requirements for storing imported food
*Proposed revoking approval for the antibiotic enroflaxacin in poultry feed, which has resulted in germs and bacteria resistant to the drug
* Safeguarded Alaskan sea lions
Ґ Required iron, lead, and steel smelting facilities to inform the public of all lead emissions over 100 pounds a year‑‑a dramatic drop from the previous level of 2 5,000 pounds a year
*Created an eighty‑four‑million‑acre Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve, banning drilling and capping commercial fishing at their current levels
*Issued stricter rules on nutritional labeling for meat
* Outlawed snowmobiles in national parks
*Set child‑safety standards for vehicles taking children to Head Start programs
*Limited the information health care providers can give out without permission of the patient
*Protected federal land from hard‑rock mining in cases when mining would do irreparable harm to the land
*Allowed federal officers to deny contracts to companies that violate environmental, labor, consumer, and employment laws
*Set standards for using bodily restraint and confinement for those under the age of twenty‑one in residential psychiatric facilities
*Proposed to regulate bioengineered pesticides
*Awarded $320 million to Chicago's mass‑transit system
*Awarded $7.5 million to states for child‑passenger safety education
*Set aside $18 million to buy enviromnentally sensitive cropland from California farmers
*Revised the regulatory definition of "Discharge of Dredged Material," protecting the nation's wetlands
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Time to Remove These "Democrats"
This list shows just how far off your Democratic representatives to Congress are from a progressive agenda. The percentages represent how often they voted against liberal legislation and in favor of the Republicans. (Source: Americans for Democratic Action; based on voting records in the year 2000).
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