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Show Senate votes to retain Utah water projects Senator Jake (Jurn (H Ut) was anions those who voted last week to stave off an ulliMiipl to iU;lo funding for the Itonneville Unit of the Central Ulah Project and other of the nation's water projects from the Public Works Appropriations Hill. The amendment, oflcred by Senator Thomas J. Mclnlyre (I ) Nil) was rejected by a vote of 52 to 34. "I'm extremely pleased with the 18 vote margin by which the amendment was defeated," said Senator Garn. "Thai means, to me, that the Semite is saying the Bonneville Bonne-ville Unit is a worthy project and should go forth. After all these months of struggling with the President's decision to cut funding, today's vote means a great deal. I am just hopeful that differences between be-tween the House and the Senate can be resolved and that the President will not veto the legislation. The Senate Sen-ate has cut some of the projects, so he has some of what he asked for and he certainly should not be unreasonable unrea-sonable enough to demand his own way entirely; he should listen to the will of the Congress. "No one has anything to go on at this point but the grapevine, but we do have some indications that the President Pre-sident is at least willing to consider the compromise we have approved. Some people are saying flat out that he will not veto the legislation. I am not that optimistic and think that we still have to do some work but I am encouraged by the margin of tonight's vote Garn gave only a short speech on the floor during the debate of the water projects issue. He said he knew "the votes were there" and said he saw no reason to "unnecessarily "unnecessar-ily take the time of the Senate." |