NRA Welcomes
New Director Of USF&WS
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"...This represents a stark contrast to the cold-shoulder treatment received
by hunters and outdoorsmen under the Clinton-Gore Administration's
USF&WS directors..." |
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Steven A. Williams, who has a long history of supporting our hunting and
shooting sports traditions, has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the
new Director of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USF&WS).
Williams,
who formerly served as the head of the Kansas Dept. of Wildlife and Parks,
has aggressively sought increased federal funding for state
conservation efforts, and has been involved in developing outreach
programs to boost participation in hunting through the recruitment of
new participants and the retention of veteran hunters. He also helped
establish (and chaired) the Hunting/Shooting Sports Participation
Committee of the International Association of Fish and Wildlife
Agencies.
The confirmation of Steven Williams means that hunters and
other sportsmen will once again be treated as partners by the USF&WS.
This represents a stark contrast to the cold-shoulder treatment received
by hunters and outdoorsmen under the Clinton-Gore Administration's
USF&WS directors, who seemed solely interested in hearing from
environmental extremists.
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