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WASHINGTON D.C. - The League of Conservation Voters (LCV), the national political voice of the environmental and conservation community, today named Representative Collin Peterson (D-MN) to its 2004 "Dirty Dozen" list. PetersonÆs record shows a blatant bias toward corporate polluters and special interests over Minnesota families.
"Rep. Collin Peterson has repeatedly voted to let corporate polluters off the hook, earning a place on our æDirty DozenÆ list," said LCV Senior Vice President for Political Affairs Mark Longabaugh. "We plan to let North Star state voters know about Rep. PetersonÆs record of siding with special interests over Minnesota families."
In both 2003 and 2004, Rep. Peterson voted for deeply flawed energy legislation that provides billions in tax giveaways to corporate polluters and special interests while costing Minnesota taxpayers nearly $700 million. Peterson has also supported measures that threaten clean water standards.
For the first time ever, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) today also included the President of the United States on its election year "Dirty Dozen" list of anti-environment policy makers. The group cited President BushÆs consistent anti-environmental record and his unabashed support for energy legislation representing a taxpayer giveaway to wealthy corporate interests. Vice President Cheney, whose secret Energy Task Force meetings helped formulate the legislation, and House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX), who is trying to force the bill through Congress are also included on the Dirty Dozen list.
Through the "Dirty Dozen" campaigns, LCV identifies those holding or seeking public office - Democrats, Republicans and Independents alike -- who consistently vote against the environment, as part of its ongoing effort to educate voters about voting records. LCV targets selected members of this list for independent campaigns in competitive races.
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The nonprofit League of Conservation Voters (LCV) is the political voice of the national environmental and conservation community. LCV, which is not a partisan organization, is the only national organization working full-time to hold Congress and the president accountable for their environmental actions. For more information, please visit us on the web at www.lcv.org.
