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on his way out? voted against eric holder on F&F
==</p><p>rev dr helth care</p><p>http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/270143-defeated-rep-jason-altmire-to-join-healthcare-company
</p><div class="details" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(34, 51, 68); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;">03 Nov 2011 | Mike Palamuso</em> <br class="clear" style="float: none; clear: both; line-height: 1px;" /></div><p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(34, 51, 68); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">PENNSYLVANIA – Today, the League of Conservation Voters and NRDC Action Fund launched a new television ad in Pennsylvania’s 4th<sup style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;"> district blasting Representative Jason Altmire for voting to repeal important health safeguards under the Clean Air Act and delay or weaken others. The television ad will run on broadcast and cable in the Pittsburgh media market.</sup></p><p>
Representative Jason Altmire (D-PA), District 4</p><p>
“... my constituency, I feel, is pretty one-sided on this issue.”
Co-chair of Congressional Coal Caucus, and one of five founders1</p><p>
In top 25% of House members receiving campaign cash from fossil fuel companies7
Coal Plants Polluting Altmire’s District23
New Castle Power Plant (owner, Reliant Energy) in district.
• No mercury controls.
• No sulfur dioxide controls.
Bruce Mansfield (owner, FirstEnergy) in district.
• No mercury controls.
• No nitrogen dioxide controls.
Cheswick Power Station (owner, Reliant Energy) in district.
• No mercury controls.
• Minimal nitrogen dioxide controls.
• No sulfur dioxide controls.
Impact Annually of Just These Three Coal Plants6
• Deaths: 127
• Heart Attacks: 207
• Asthma Attacks: 1,890
• Hospital Admissions: 96
• Chronic Bronchitis: 74
• Asthma ER Visits: 92
Yearly Costs: $968,115,0006
There are 6 other coal-fired power plants within 100 miles of District 4.
Coal Polluters Support Representative Altmire
Fossil fuel industry has given Altimire $175,550 since the 2006 election season. Coal donors include Allegheny Energy
($19,250), National Rural Electric Cooperative Association ($16,500), and FirstEnergy Corporation ($13,500).7
Altmire Represents Coal Polluters
Altmire voted to stop EPA from reducing mercury and other toxic air pollution from cement plants.12
Coal Caucus members are threatening with a bill to strip EPA’s budget to reduce mercury pollution from coal-fired power
plants.14</p><p>
Altmire asked EPA not to treat coal ash as hazardous.19 Coal Caucus members are pushing a bill to strip EPA’s budget to
develop any protections from coal ash.3 Altmire voted for a similar amendment to the budget bill earlier this year.12
Altmire voted yes to keep EPA from making coal companies reduce global warming pollution.2
Altmire voted three times in support of coal-industry amendments on mountaintop removal mining.15
Jobs to Produce Power in Pennsylvania
Wind and Solar: 7,86913,18
Coal: 3,6864</p>