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Friend, Today, we released our 2024 National Environmental Scorecard, and I wanted to make sure you saw it first. Our Scorecardhas been the primary yardstick for evaluating the environmental records of
members of Congress since 1970 — trusted by the media, policymakers, and the
public alike. You can download it here (PDF) [link removed] or visit our newly updated lcv.org/scorecard [link removed] addition to serving as a recap of last year’s Congress, the votes scored,
especially in the House, provide a chilling preview of what to expect from the
new anti-environmental, anti-democracy trifecta in Washington this year. Click to read the 2024 Scorecard >> [link removed] The 2024 Scorecardshows that, for the second year in a row, Republicans in the House of
Representatives embraced extremism and chaos. Their bills and radical amendments
to government funding bills were so harmful that the party’s own leadership
pulled them four times — resulting in the least productive Congress in recent history.The House Republican majority catered to Big Polluters and corporate interests
with dozens of votes to cut clean energy incentives and remove protections for
our environment and our communities. While the House was mired in intentional
gridlock fueled by its most extreme Republican members, the Senate continued to confirm strong, highly-qualified federal judges,
confirming more than any other recent president and Senate in a four-year
period. “2024 saw the most extreme members of the House Republicans again manufacturing
wasteful cruelty and chaos at the expense of the health and safety of our
environment, our democracy, and our economy. We applaud the congressional
champions who opposed these attacks — especially those to repeal the affordable
clean energy plan during the hottest year on record and amidst deadly and
devastating climate-fueled extreme weather disasters.” — LCV Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Tiernan Sittenfeld For the third year running, this year’s Scorecard highlights the leadership of the Tri-Caucus, whose members
led many of the climate, conservation, environmental justice, and equitable
democracy bills and initiatives.These pro-environment, pro-democracy champions in Congress fought tirelessly
against anti-environmental votes on damaging spending cuts, addressed the
climate crisis’ root causes and damaging effects, sought to reduce air and water
pollution, successfully advocated for protecting public lands and waters across
the country, and combatted voter suppression and gerrymandering. Leadership of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC),
Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) scored
an average of 97% on the 2024 National Environmental Scorecard. The 2024 Scorecardincludes eight Senate votes, half of which were regarding confirmation of
qualified, diverse judges and other nominees and half of which attacked
environmental protections. It includes 33 House votes, 14 of which were on
radical policy changes unrelated to funding levels amended to or buried within
government funding bills, two of which sought to use or further weaponize the
Congressional Review Act to block environmental safeguards, and the rest of
which were aimed at undermining the programs and laws that advance a safe
climate, environment, and democracy. Check out the 2024 National Environmental Scorecard here, and learn more about how your representatives and others across the country voted on critical issues. [link removed] Thank you, Friend, for your support in holding members of Congress
accountable to protect our environment and democracy. We couldn’t do this work
without you! Gene Karpinski
President
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