WASHINGTON – On the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) today reminded voters of Rep. Francisco Canseco’s (TX-23) assault on the environment, including his vote to dismantle the landmark legislation. The Clean Water Act, passed by Congress on this day in 1972, set a national goal to eliminate all water pollution.
“Congressman Canseco voted to dismantle the Clean Water Act, which would threaten Texas’ clean water and endanger endanger
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WASHINGTON – On the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) today reminded voters of Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle’s (NY-24) assault on the environment, including her vote to dismantle the landmark legislation. The Clean Water Act, passed by Congress on this day in 1972, set a national goal to eliminate all water pollution.
“Congresswoman Buerkle voted to dismantle the Clean Water Act, which would threaten New York’s waterways and endanger
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WASHINGTON – On the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) today reminded voters that if Linda McMahon’s extreme proposal to dismantle the Environmental Protection Agency were enacted, then the landmark legislation protecting our water would no longer be enforced. The Clean Water Act, passed by Congress on this day in 1972, set a national goal to eliminate all water pollution.
“McMahon’s proposal to eliminate the EPA is so extreme
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WASHINGTON – On the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) today reminded voters of Rep. Dan Lungren’s (CA-07) assault on the environment, including his vote to dismantle the landmark legislation. The Clean Water Act, passed by Congress on this day in 1972, set a national goal to eliminate all water pollution.
“Congressman Lungren voted to dismantle the Clean Water Act, which would threaten California’s waterways and endanger public health,”
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WASHINGTON, DC – The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) Action Fund, which works to elect candidates who will implement sound environmental policies, announced today its endorsement of State Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford (D-Las Vegas) for the U.S. House of Representatives in Nevada’s 4th District.
“LCV Action Fund is proud to endorse Steven Horsford for Congress in Nevada’s 4th district because he will be a champion for a clean energy economy that creates good-paying local
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) today launched a new web video hitting Mitt Romney for making some of the most serious issues our country faces into a punch line. The video hits Romney for joking about issues like climate change, unemployment, jobs and his tax returns.
“Romney may treat climate change as nothing more than punch line, but it’s no laughing matter for those families facing the threat of rising sea
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WASHINGTON – As early voting begins in Montana, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) announced today that it has already signed up more than 28,000 Tester supporters to vote by mail since the launch of its field campaign earlier this year. LCV’s field campaign is playing a major role in this Senate race, which Tester won in 2006 by 3,562 votes.
"As absentee ballots are cast, voters are rallying behind Jon Tester because he's a champion
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WASHINGTON – In a debate last night, Senator Dean Heller tried to be on every side of the extreme Ryan budget, saying, “I voted against it once. I voted for it twice and against it once.” Try as he may, Heller won’t be able to hide from his support for the Ryan budget and his votes to gut the renewable energy sector, which would threaten Nevada jobs.
“Heller tried to be on all sides of
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