John,
I don't have to tell you 2020 was a challenging and unprecedented year. To fully grasp how our elected officials led — or refused to lead — us through the multiple crises we face, our partners at the national LCV just released their 2020 National Environmental Scorecard!
Knowing how our elected officials vote is core to a functioning democracy and protecting our planet. It’s the first step in what we call the cycle of accountability. LCV tallied last year’s most critical environmental votes in Congress, so you can know exactly how your senators and your representative voted on issues that impact our communities.
To make sure North Carolina’s leaders step up to fight for us, it’s critical that dedicated advocates like you know how those leaders voted on our behalf. And it’s even more important we share that information with others.
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2020 also saw the most widespread demands for racial justice in a generation. For the first time, the 2020 National Environmental Scorecard includes votes on removing public monuments to racism, as well as policing and criminal justice reform. That’s because the political and economic forces that perpetuate police violence against Black communities are the same as those that expose communities of color to higher levels of toxic air pollution. LCV and NCLCV believe broken, racist systems must be addressed.
How does LCV come up with these numbers? In the House, they scored 21 votes that advanced pro-environment and pro-democracy bills, provisions, and government funding thanks to strong leadership from Speaker Pelosi, Representatives Alma Adams, G.K. Butterfield, and David Price, and others.
In the Senate, they scored 13 votes that were largely efforts to confirm President Trump’s radical nominees to the federal judiciary and the executive branch. Mitch McConnell, Richard Burr, and Thom Tillis refused to bring to a vote much-needed democracy reforms; climate, water infrastructure, and clean energy investments; and aid to people that the House passed.
2021 ushered in a new day in Washington, and slowly the change is beginning to be felt across the nation. Now it’s up to our pro-environment trifecta — President Biden, Speaker Pelosi, and Leader Schumer — to enact bold legislation that puts our economy on a path to recovery by making transformative investments in healthy, equitable, safe communities powered by clean energy. It’s time to get our country back on track.
View the entire scorecard online here »
Thank you for being a key part of the democratic process,
Dan Crawford, Director of Governmental Relations
NC League of Conservation Voters
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