Congresswoman Carol
Shea-Porter of
New
Hampshire’s Congressional delegation voted for the environment nearly 100% of the time in
the past year and a half, according to the annual Congressional Scorecard on major
environmental issues released today by Environment New Hampshire.
Environment New Hampshire is releasing its annual scorecard as
part of its national campaign to pass legislation in Congress to repower our economy with clean energy and
cut global warming pollution.
Congresswoman
Shea-Porter has consistently voted to put the environment
ahead of special interests. In the past year and a half she successfully
fought to invest an unprecedented $80 billion in clean energy and to protect
more than two million acres of wilderness,” said Environment New Hampshire’s
Jessica O’Hare. “These scorecards are
an important tool to educate the public about the voting records of their
elected officials and to honor public officials like this that have a record of
putting the environment first.”
Environment New Hampshire scored 15 votes in the House ranging from a bill to
repower America with clean energy and begin to reduce global warming pollution
to protecting the Wild Sky Wilderness area in Washington state to investing $80
billion in clean energy to recover our economy.
“We applaud Congresswoman Shea-Porter for being a hero for our clean air, clean water and open spaces. While many other members of Congress voted
against the environment, she joins a growing number of environmental champions.” said O’Hare.
With the help of this Congresswoman, the 111th Congress is making progress in several key
areas. Already, the House of Representatives has passed a bill to begin
to repower the country with clean energy and limit global warming
pollution.
“We urge other members of New Hampshire’s congressional delegation to join with Congresswoman Shea-Porter and continue their work strengthening our environmental laws—to stop global warming pollution,
move America towards a cleaner energy future, and clean up America’s most
treasured waterways,” concluded O’Hare.
