From: homer@theory.TC.Cornell.EDU (Homer Smith)
Subject: Re: Hatch Amendment
Organization: Me
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 07:52:44 GMT


     I guess the forces of evil are closing in, soon Niacin
will be unavailable and the Church's pet program, the Purification
Rundown will have to use placebos instead.
 
     Unless of course they have a secret financial 'in' with the
forces that would take these items out of the public hands.
 
     Wouldn't that be sweet, the Church could end up being
the only way anyone could get Niacin in needed quanitites.
A lot of money in that, and a superior control weapon against
those who might be thinking about leaving the Church.
 
     But of course a powerful positive factor for those
niacin addicts who are thinking of entering the Church.
 
     Just joking folks.
 
     But seriously, if Niacin goes the way of pot, the Church will
have a much harder time getting their hands on it with out
governmental or medical approval, so their Purification Rundown
could have the plug pulled on it at any time.
 
     Perhaps it would be the final irony to see the Church in
the government's hands, doing the corruption tango with them.
 
     Has any one noticed how dead silent the Church and its
representatives have been on this bill, or is it just me?

 
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   STRONG BIPARTISAN OPPOSITION MAY THWART HATCH, HARKIN INITIATIVES
 
     Congressmen on both sides of the aisle are voicing strong
objections to the NLEA Moratorium Amendment and the Alternative Health
Care Amendment to the Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill, despite thousands
of constituent calls flood conferees' offices last week.
 
     The ranking House Republican in the conference, Carl Pursell of
Michigan, will join with ranking Democrat Bill Natcher in opposing the
Hatch and Harkin Amendments and insisting that the proposals be stripped
from the bill.  Some of the other Democrats involved in the conference
have quietly expressed objections to the amendments, but most Republican
conferees are supportive of the goals of the amendments, even if they
are uneasy with the timing of the proposals.  The ranking Democratic and
Republican Senators in the conference - Tom Harkin and Mark Hatfield -
have expressed their support for the amendments.
 
     The House-Senate conference on the Labor-HHS Appropriations bill is
expected to begin tomorrow (Tuesday, 9/29/92) and probably will continue
through Wednesday.
 
     Calls to conferees are more important than ever; members of the
conference are carefully evaluating their positions on those amendments,
and continued contact from constituents will help lawmakers decide in
favor of health freedom.
 
     PLEASE CALL OR WRITE YOUR CONGRESS PERSON TODAY.  IF YOU
ALREADY HAVE, THANK YOU.