Welday’s boss, Rep. Joe Knollenberg, has led the congressional charge to force the Environmental Protection Agency to scale back its ‘98 policy initiatives to protect minority communities from absorbing a disproportional share of toxic pollution—so-called “environmental racism.” Welday has also crusaded to repeal federal “low-flow” toilet standards that are designed to save water. “It’s a grassroots movement,” Welday says. “People are saying, ‘Get the government out of my bathroom.’” Along with fellow Michigan Pioneers Heinz Prechter and Suzie Mitchell, Welday heads “American Dreamers,” a drive to raise money for Bush from minorities that traditionally supported the Democratic Party.