Campaign Watch: Burr, Tillis Fail the Green Test
North Carolina’s two United States Senators, Richard Burr and Thom Tillis, recorded woeful scores on the 2018 National Environmental Scorecard released last week by the national League of Conservation Voters (LCV). Tillis — who is up for re-election in 2020 — voted the right way on a dismal 7% of all votes scored. Burr did not much better (14%).
“As the Trump administration continues its assault on our most important environmental protections, Senators Burr and Tillis and most of our House delegation refuse to stand up for North Carolinians’ rights to clean air and clean water. And as climate change leaves many North Carolinians under water, and GenX, coal ash, and hog waste infest our drinking water, most of our members are doing nothing to protect our basic health and quality of life,” said NCLCV Executive Director Carrie Clark. “Instead of rubber-stamping a polluter agenda, we need our representatives in Congress to fight for us. Thankfully, we can count on Representatives Butterfield, Price, and Adams to push back against Trump’s regulatory rollbacks with their newfound power in the House.”
Representatives G.K. Butterfield, David Price, and Alma Adams all returned pro-environment scores of better than 90% in 2018. No other member of the state’s Congressional received a score of higher than 15%.
The 2018 scorecard included votes on clean air and water, public lands and wildlife protections, clean energy, and more. More details on the North Carolina delegation’s voting records can be found here.
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