The House : Development Aid

The House, by a vote of 315 to 98, rejected an amendment to kill the Economic Development Administration by eliminating its proposed fiscal 1986 operating budget of about $200 million.

The vote occurred during debate on an appropriations bill (HR 2965) for the departments of state, justice and commerce that was passed and sent to the Senate.

The EDA, a Great Society-era agency that targets loans and loan guarantees to economically depressed areas, is marked for extinction by the Reagan Administration but supported by the many lawmakers whose constituencies receive money from the agency.

Members voting no wanted to keep the EDA in operation.

How They Voted Yea Nay No vote Rep. Beilenson (D) x Rep. Berman (D) x Rep. Fiedler (R) x Rep. Moorhead (R) x Rep. Waxman (D) x

Contribution to U.N.

By a vote of 302 to 116, the House adopted an amendment that cuts the $480-million United States contribution to the United Nations by $20 million--the amount that Soviet U.N. employees are said to have to kick back from their salaries to Moscow.

The amendment was attached to HR 2965 (above).

Members voting yes wanted to cut the U.S. contribution to the U.N. by $20 million.

How They Voted Yea Nay No vote Rep. Beilenson (D) x Rep. Berman (D) x Rep. Fiedler (R) x Rep. Moorhead (R) x Rep. Waxman (D) x

WHERE TO REACH THEM Anthony C. Beilenson, 23rd District (Canoga Park, Encino, Reseda) Howard L. Berman, 26th District (Sherman Oaks, Van Nuys, Pacoima) Bobbi Fiedler, 21st District (Northridge, Thousand Oaks) Carlos J. Moorhead, 22nd District (Santa Clarita Valley) Henry A. Waxman, 24th District (North Hollywood) The Assembly Grant for Wildlife Station

The Assembly, by a vote of 55 to 15, approved a bill (AB 2563) that would provide $300,000 for safety improvements sought by the Wildlife Waystation, a private, nonprofit organization caring for about 500 lost, abandoned or mistreated wild animals in Tujunga Canyon in Los Angeles County.

How They Voted Yea Nay No vote Bane (D) x Davis (D) x Katz (D) x La Follette (R) x Margolin (D) x McClintock (R) x Wright (R) x

WHERE TO REACH THEM Tom Bane, 40th District (North Hollywood, Reseda, Van Nuys) Gray Davis, 43rd District (Encino, Sherman Oaks, Studio City) Richard Katz, 39th District (Northridge, Panorama City, Sylmar) Marian La Follette, 38th District (Burbank, Calabasas, Northridge, Sunland-Tujunga, Sylmar, Woodland Hills) Burt Margolin, 45th District (Burbank) Tom McClintock, 36th District (Camarillo, Thousand Oaks) Cathie Wright, 37th District (Simi Valley)