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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 and U.S. Senate candidate George Nethercutt (R-WA) to its 2004 "Dirty Dozen" list. Nethercutt has one of the most anti-environmental records in Congress, earning him a place on LCVÆs "Dirty Dozen.Æ
"Rep. George Nethercutt has repeatedly voted to let corporate polluters off the hook, earning an abysmal 6% LCV voting score and a place on our æDirty DozenÆ list," said LCV Senior Vice President for Political Affairs Mark Longabaugh. "Nethercutt sided with special interests over the health, safety and environment of Washington families, voting for damaging energy legislation and other measures that threaten the quality of life in Washington state."
In both 2003 and 2004, Rep. Nethercutt voted for deeply flawed energy legislation that provides billions in tax giveaways to corporate polluters and special interests while threatening the health, safety and environment of Washington families, and costing the stateÆs taxpayers more than $880 million.
He voted against clean water protections that would help restore Puget Sound, and for revising forest management regulations to limit environmental review and public participation.
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.
For more information on LCVÆs Dirty Dozen,
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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.
