Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn placed a personal hold on 5 important peices of wildlife legislation blocking Congress from voting before leaving Washington to go home and campaign for upcoming elections. The measures would have cost very little and are necessary to protect some species from extinction.
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We ask that you release your hold on five important pieces of legislation affecting wildlife that affect sharks, big cats, wolves, sea otters, and marine mammals.
These are:
* H.R. 388, the Crane Conservation Act.
* S. 529, the Great Cats and Rare Canids Act.
* S. 850, the Shark Conservation Act.
* S. 859, the Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Amendments.
* S. 1748, the Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act.
The Honorable Tom Coburn
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