However, Randal O'Toole, a self-described libertarian, environmental economist,[REF] observed that the harvest numbers cited by critics included timber that had been sold, often commercially pre-thinned, returned to the government through the Timber Contract Relief Act, and therefore were inaccurately inflated [REF].
AuCoin was one of the House's key leaders for abortion choice,[REF] helping to defeat the Hyde Amendment, which barred public funds for abortion services for pregnant Medicaid recipients[REF] as well as in U.S. military hospitals abroad [REF].