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</div><div style="font-size: small; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2023/7/28/global_heat_climate_crisis_july_2023" style="text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); outline: none;">https://www.democracynow.org/2023/7/28/global_heat_climate_crisis_july_2023</a></div><div style="font-size: small; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">...</div><div style="font-size: small;">DAVID WALLACE-WELLS: Well, I mean, the short answer is, to limit all of these impacts, we need to reduce carbon emissions very rapidly. And while we have had an incredibly impressive renewable rollout over the last couple of years, all of the graphs are pointing way up. The next decade looks much more promising for renewable energy than most advocates even believed was possible just a few years ago. Nevertheless, they’ve barely dented, if they’ve dented at all, the emissions that we’re producing from fossil fuel generation. So we haven’t actually reduced the share of global power production that comes from fossil fuels from this remarkable renewable rollout. We’re just using those renewables to add to our power capacity.And that’s really, you know, the change that we need to make. We need to be producing so much renewables now that we can actually draw down fossil fuels, and draw them down relatively rapidly, rather than simply using them to supplement our consumption patterns and power production. And unfortunately, we haven’t really seen a sign of that. At best, it looks like we’re going to be looking at sort of a plateau for emissions over the rest of this decade. And we know from all of the scientific warnings that that’s simply inadequate if we have any hope of meeting some of our more ambitious climate targets.AMY GOODMAN: In a moment, David, I want to ask you about what would be the most effective legislation in the United States to deal with climate change. But, Dharna Noor, I wanted to first go to your <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/27/project-2025-dismantle-us-climate-policy-next-republican-president" style="text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); outline: none; box-sizing: border-box;">piece</a>. If you can explain what Project 2025 is and what you found in your investigation?DHARNA NOOR: Absolutely. So, Project 2025 is, essentially, a group of dozens of right-wing organizations. We’re talking about think tanks, publications and the like. And it was convened by the Heritage Foundation, which is, I think, in the climate world, very well known for promoting climate denial for decades, and for even longer promoting this sort of anti-regulatory stance. So, these groups came together in an attempt, essentially, to advise whoever the next president is, if that person is a Republican, so any Republican who takes office in next year’s presidential election.This is the second time that the Heritage Foundation has led the creation of a sort of transition plan aimed at a Republican president. In the early ’80s, we saw the Heritage Foundation create one of these plans, that actually went on to have a huge influence on the Reagan administration and was framed as a sort of way of taking on the out-of-control regulatory state.And in this particular iteration, there’s a lot of focus in their new transition plan on unmaking environmental regulations. I’m happy to talk more about this, but there’s a number of previous Trump appointees who have written, essentially, proposals to undo the many powers of the federal administration, from the EPA to the Department of the Interior, all in an attempt to sort of lessen the federal authority to regulate fossil fuels and, essentially, to boost those polluting industries.AMY GOODMAN: You know, it’s interesting. Polls show now that Biden and Trump, even though he was indicted again yesterday, are neck and neck in the polls for president. You talk about the Department of the Interior part of the plan, in this 2025 plan, being written by William Perry Pendley. You note he controversially led the Bureau of Land Management under President Trump and worked to eliminate drilling regulations. Talk more specifically, and name names.DHARNA NOOR: Absolutely. So, as you mentioned, William Perry Pendley very controversially led the Bureau of Land Management under President Trump, controversially because he was actually never confirmed by the Senate. This was the case for a number of Trump appointees. And he also was known, before he had a role in the Trump administration, for writing this book called Sagebrush Rebel, that was really in praise of Ronald Reagan, of Ronald Reagan’s anti-regulatory sort of agenda. It’s, I think, unsurprising to see his name in a sort of proposal that’s aimed at, you know, ending the ability for federal regulations to have any real impact on the environment.Previous reporting from E&E News, from Scott Waldman there, found that Mandy Gunasekara had written another chapter focused on remaking the EPA, really focused on shrinking its authority both by laying off staff, by cutting budgets, with an especially big focus on sort of cutting environmental programs, like environmental justice programming and public outreach programming.Another name that was in the proposal was Bernard McNamee, who wrote a chapter on the Department of Energy, again sort of in an attempt to say we should shrink the authority of the Department of Energy. He previously served as an adviser to Ted Cruz. And before that, he led this far-right organization called the Texas Public Policy Institute — or, Texas Public Policy Foundation, rather, that really aims to undo environmental regulation and fight renewable energy at the state level.And so, we’re really seeing, I think, a who’s who of the far right in this attempt to, you know, not only sort of be in the next president’s ear if they’re a Republican, but also, you know, sort of recommend personnel and say, “Hey, here’s who you should staff up with.”AMY GOODMAN: What role does billionaire Charles Koch play in this project, Dharna?DHARNA NOOR: So, the Heritage Foundation, who, again, are the far-right foundation that sort of convened this group, Project 2025, has historically had ties, financial ties, to the Koch brothers, who are, of course, billionaires who made their fortune in fossil fuels and related industries. The Heritage Foundation is also a member of the State Policy Network, which is a sort of coalition of these extreme right-wing groups that have targeted regulation, especially climate-focused regulation, in states for many years. And I think, you know, I would just say, I guess, it’s no surprise that an organization with ties to people who have made such a great fortune in the industries that must be regulated in order to take on the climate crisis, you know, have historically been tied to a group that is trying to push that agenda to the presidential level.AMY GOODMAN: As we begin to wrap up, I wanted to ask David Wallace-Wells to respond to what Dharna is describing right now, and also talk about what needs exactly to be done. I mean, we’re speaking today, the day after the Supreme Court has just OK’d, cleared the way for construction of the contested Mountain Valley Pipeline to resume, lifting a halt on a section of the project that had been issued by a lower court earlier this month after a challenge by environmental groups....<div>--refGUKhttps://yyytheguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/27/project-2025-dismantle-us-climate-policy-next-republican-president‘Project 2025’: plan to dismantle US climate policy for next Republican presidentRightwing groups penned a conservative wish list of proposals for the next conservative Dharna NoorThu 27 Jul 2023 An alliance of rightwing groups has crafted an extensive presidential proposal to bolster the planet-heating oil and gas industry and hamstring the energy transition, it has emerged.Against a backdrop of record-breaking heat and floods this year, the $22m endeavor, Project 2025, was convened by the notorious rightwing, climate-denying thinktank the Heritage Foundation, which has ties to fossil fuel billionaire Charles Koch.[A burned-out car against a background of charred trees and hillsDeadly global heatwaves undeniably result of climate crisis, scientists showRead more]Called the Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise, it is meant to guide the first 180 days of presidency for an incoming Republican president. Climate experts and advocates criticized planning that would dismantle US climate policy.The nearly 1,000-page transition guide was written by more than 350 rightwingers and is full of sweeping recommendations to deconstruct all sectors of the federal government– – including environmental policy.“Heritage is convening the conservative movement behind the policies to ensure that the next president has the right policy and personnel necessary to dismantle the administrative state and restore self-governance to the American people,” the foundation’s president, Kevin Roberts, said in an April statement.The guide’s chapter on the US Department of Energy proposes eliminating three agency offices that are crucial for the energy transition, and also calls to slash funding to the agency’s grid deployment office in an effort to stymie renewable energy deployment, E&E News reported this week.The plan, which would hugely expand gas infrastructure, was authored by Bernard McNamee, a former official at the agency. McNamee was also a Trump appointee to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. He previously led the far-right Texas Public Policy Foundation, which fights environmental regulation, and served as a senior adviser to the Republican senator Ted Cruz.Another chapter focuses on gutting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and moving it away from its focus on the climate crisis. It proposes cutting the agency’s environmental justice and public engagement functions, while shrinking it as a whole by terminating new hires in “low-value programs”, E&E News reported. The proposal was written Mandy Gunasekara, who was the former chief of staff at the EPA under Trump.The guide also features a chapter on the Department of the Interior written by William Perry Pendley, who controversially led the Bureau of Land Management under President Trump and worked to eliminate drilling regulations.[Republicans in Congress continue to show they will stop at nothing to undermine environmental protectionsDavid Shadburn of the League of Conservation Voters]Before his time in the Trump administration, Pendley headed the Mountain States Legal Foundation, a conservative law firm where he advocated for selling off public lands. He also authored a book, Sagebrush Rebel, praising Reagan’s anti-regulatory policies.“He did a bunch of terrible things,” said Kert Davies, director of special investigations at the Center for Climate Integrity, about Pendley’s time at the Department of the Interior. “He worked to dismantle [the Bureau of Land Management] while he was in it.”The Heritage Foundation has enjoyed a longstanding influence in GOP politics, even helping Ronald Reagan win the presidency, authors Naomi Oreskes and Erik M Conway detail in their 2023 book, The Big Myth. Many of Reagan’s policy proposals were cribbed from the pages of the thinktank’s first Mandate for Leadership, published in 1980, which asserted that the US was in the middle of a “crisis of overregulation”.“It doesn’t trouble me that any individual or institution would develop advisory plans for politicians. What troubles me is the Heritage Foundation’s long history … of working to undermine environmental protection at the expense of health and wellbeing of the American people, at the expense of life on Earth,” said Oreskes, a history of science professor at Harvard.[Protesters in October 2021 demanding that the Biden administration to do more to curb climate change and ban fossil fuels.Meanwhile, House GOP members are also continuing to attack federal climate funding in their spending bill proposals, putting governmental functions at risk.Earlier this month, the Clean Budget Coalition– – composed of more than 250 advocacy groups – warned that Republican representatives were slipping restrictions on climate spending into the government’s annual spending bills, bills that must be passed before current funding expires on 30 September to avoid a government shutdown. This week, the coalition found that House Republicans had added additional “poison pills” to spending bills, including ones that target environmental funding.The spending bills are currently in the House appropriations committee, which is chaired by the Texas Republican Kay Granger, who is a top recipient of campaign funding from the oil and gas industry, the Lever reported this week. They will go to a full vote in the House, and then the finalized proposals will move into negotiations with the Senate. If Biden vetoes them, a government shutdown could be on the way.“Republicans in Congress continue to show they will stop at nothing to undermine environmental protections and attack anything that would help addressing the climate crisis,” said David Shadburn, a senior government affairs advocate at the League of Conservation Voters.Some of the provisions would hamstring the EPA’s powers, blocking the agency from enforcing new pollution limits on power plants and tailpipe emissions or from implementing controls on mercury and other toxic air pollution, and effectively shuttering a critical program for deploying carbon-free energy.“House appropriations Republicans are abusing the appropriations process to impose a cycle of environmental injustice,” said Deanna Noël, climate campaigns director for the consumer advocacy nonprofit Public Citizen.Other “poison pills” would prohibit listing the dunes sagebrush lizard under the Endangered Species Act, remove protections for the greater Yellowstone ecosystem’s population of grizzly bears, and bar the Department of the Interior from creating a working group to help restore bison populations. Still others would require the energy secretary to sell 1m barrels of refined petroleum from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and block the implementation of a rule forcing federal defense contractors to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and create emission reductions plans.These disgraceful poison pill riders are nothing short of corporate giveaways to the corrupt fossil fuel industryDeanna Noël of Public CitizenEvery GOP representative can submit proposals to the House appropriations committee, and since no member is required to sign off on specific proposals, it is not clear who exactly is responsible for each “poison pill”. But as the Lever reported, many Republican representatives who have effectively championed the provisions are recipients of funding from polluting industries.For instance, a proposal to halt climate-related fisheries research funding was written by a subcommittee led by Representative Hal Rogers of Kentucky, whose top campaign contributors include mining and fossil fuel interests. Another proposal would bar funding for the UN’s Green Climate Fund; it was buried in a bill being overseen by major energy funding recipient Representative Mario Díaz-Balart of Florida, the Lever reported.“These disgraceful poison pill riders are nothing short of corporate giveaways to the corrupt fossil fuel industry,” said Noël.The proposals come as waters off the Florida coast reach levels of heat more commonly found in hot tubs, and as much of the nation continues to swelter under triple-digit temperatures. </div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">=</div></div>=http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/247064-epa-head-slams-gop-budget-cutsThe head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday castigated congressional Republicans for seeking to cut the agency’s budget, saying the cuts threaten core environmental protections.EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said her agency has been trying to become more “lean,” including cutting a sixth of its workforce, but the GOP, which now controls both chambers of Congress, is going too far.<div id="dfp-ad-mosad_1-wrapper" class="dfp-tag-wrapper wrapper" style="position: relative; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">“Taking away our core budget doesn’t just impact the Clean Power Plan and problems of the future,” McCarthy told reporters, referring to the agency’s highly controversial proposed carbon dioxide limits for power plants.“It definitely impacts our ability — which I think the general public has relied on — to protect their direct public health and the environment,” she said.The House will vote this week on an appropriations <a href="http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/245137-house-panel-approves-3017b-bill-to-cut-epa-funds-block-climate" target="blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); text-decoration: none; outline: none; font-weight: bold;">bill</a> for fiscal 2016 that would cut the EPA’s funding by 9 percent and block Obama administration priorities such as carbon rules and the expansion of federal jurisdiction over waterways.The Senate Appropriations Committee has <a href="http://thehill.com/policy/finance/245425-senate-panel-advances-3001b-bill-that-targets-environmental-regulations" target="blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); text-decoration: none; outline: none; font-weight: bold;">passed</a> its own EPA spending bill that cuts the agency’s funding by nearly 7 percent and has many of the same policy provisions.McCarthy said the proposed bills would eat into the agency’s ability to protect air and water from pollution.“We’re not talking about worrying just about the problems of the future and the new ones today, but we’re talking about threats to clean air, clean water,” she said.“States calling us all the time, congresspeople calling us all the time when there are challenges in their communities,” McCarthy continued. “Who are they going to call if it’s not EPA? Ghostbusters won’t answer the phone for this one.”The White House cited similar concerns in a notice <a href="http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/245905-white-house-issues-veto-threats-for-two-gop-environment-bills" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); text-decoration: none; outline: none; font-weight: bold;">threatening</a> to veto the House bill.Republicans disagree and say that their changes are necessary to stop the Obama administration’s aggressive agenda.“This administration has been hell-bent on implementing all sorts of regulations that are harmful to both our economy and our energy security,” House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-Ky.) said.“Bill-wide, we have included several important policy provisions aimed to stop this sort of overzealous bureaucratic red tape.”Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee with jurisdiction over the EPA’s budget, said their bill “pulls back on EPA’s regulatory overreach.=ref aboveThe House Appropriations committee approved a $30.17 billion Interior and Environment spending bill on Tuesday that cuts Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding by 9 percent and blocks key Obama administration climate rules. Lawmakers approved the bill on a mostly partyline vote, and much of the debate centered on measures in the bill targeting EPA policies. Republicans said the measures are necessary to rein in what committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-Ky.) called an “unnecessary, job-killing regulatory agenda.”“This administration has been hell-bent on implementing all sorts of regulations that are harmful to both our economy and our energy security,” Rogers said. “Bill-wide, we have included several important policy provisions aimed to stop this sort of overzealous bureaucratic red tape.” <div id="dfp-ad-mosad_1-wrapper" class="dfp-tag-wrapper wrapper" style="position: relative; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Democrats slammed the bill for both the EPA funding levels — it cuts the agency’s funding by $718 million — and provisions blocking its rule-making, including a water oversight rule and forthcoming greenhouse gas regulations for power plants. Republicans also approved an amendment to the bill Tuesday stopping an upcoming EPA smog rule. They also approved a provision blocking funding for a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rule regulating hydraulic fracturing on federal lands.“The air every American breaths, the water every American drinks, are all at risk because of the funding cuts and policy attacks in this bill,” said Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), the ranking Democrat on the Appropriations interior and environment subcommittee. Republicans defeated her amendment to undo the riders, which she called “veto-bait” for President Obama, and a handful of other Democratic attempts to change the bill’s policy provisions.“This administration’s appetite for new regulations and disregard for Congress has left us little choice but to block the president’s overzealous regulatory agenda in this bill,” Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), the chairman of the Appropriations Committee’s interior and environment subcommittee, said. Shaun Donovan, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, said Monday that the White House opposed the bill. He cited the riders, as well as funding levels below those Obama proposed for most programs in the budget. “These riders stand in the way of meeting these responsibilities - hamstringing permitting and future regulatory work, and creating significant ambiguity regarding existing regulations and guidance,” Donovan wrote in a letter to lawmakers.Overall, the GOP's bill spends $30.17 billion next fiscal year, $246 million less than current levels and $3 billion less than what Obama requested in his budget.The bill increases funding for wildfire prevention and some Native American programs. It includes small cuts to the U.S. Forest Service and the Fish and Wildlife Service, and provisions blocking Endangered Species Act listings for certain animals, something Democrats fought on Tuesday.The bill, as with all other appropriations measures this session, turned into a proxy for the broader fight over top-line government spending levels. Republicans wrote the bill so it conforms to the sequestration spending caps, and Calvert said they made a “sincere effort to prioritize needs” within those caps. In his 2016 budget proposal, Obama undid those caps and looked to increase funding for most of the provisions in the Interior and Environment budget. In his letter, Donovan wrote that the administration opposes funding levels below what he had proposed. Appropriations ranking member Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) said the caps “led to a bill that severely underfunds far too many priorities.”But Republicans defended the budget and the provisions within it. “This bill makes great strides to budget responsibly, investing in proven programs while making cutbacks were we can,” Rogers said. “The EPA is one such agency that can certainly make do with less.”=

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<table cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="650" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: georgia, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Hal Rogers’s 'empire' of nonprofits under scrutiny
By: John Bresnahan
April 25, 2011 08:58 PM EDT</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" valign="top" class="story" style="font-family: georgia, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 7px; margin-top: 5px; display: block;">Rep. Hal Rogers (R-Ky.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, has funneled more than $236 million in federal funds since 2000 to a web of nonprofit groups he created back home in the Bluegrass State, according to a new report by an ethics watchdog group. 

Another group of private firms linked to Rogers and the nonprofit companies received another $227 million in federal loans, grants and contracts during the same period, a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.citizensforethics.org/pages/pork-parade-rep-hal-rogers" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 51, 153);">three-month investigation</a> by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) found. 

Rogers’s family members, current and former aides, donors and business associates have benefited personally from the congressman’s largesse with federal dollars, according to the report. For instance, Rogers’ son, John, worked for one Kentucky company — Senture — that received a $4 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security with Rogers’s help back in 2004. Senture, which has now added offices in several other states, announced last year that it would receive contracts from several other federal agencies, including the Veterans Administration and Education Department. 

Rogers, dubbed the “Prince of Pork” by his critics for obtaining hundreds of millions of dollars in earmarks during his 27-year stint on the Appropriations Committee, has come under scrutiny in recent years from conservatives and anti-spending groups — including for earmarking money for a cheetah conservation program where his daughter Allison worked, among dozens of other projects. 

Rogers declined to comment on the report. 

“Rep. Rogers sits at the center of an interconnected web that includes Kentucky nonprofit groups, a bank he partially owns, and several companies he has supported with federal money,” CREW said in the new report, which will be released on Tuesday. “These entities have strong ties to Rep. Rogers and to each other, and help extend the congressman’s influence in his district.” 

“CREW’s research shows that Rep. Rogers’s empire is larger and more complicated than it may have appeared initially, and he’s unlikely to let it wither for want of federal funds,” the report adds. “When the ‘reformed’ Rep. Rogers retains money in the budget for Rural Business Enterprise Grants awarded through the Agriculture Department, he’s speaking in code. Money from those programs, and others at agencies ranging from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Department of Education, has a tendency to flow to the entities in Rep. Rogers’ web.” 

Some of Rogers’ controversial pork spending has previously been the subject of investigative articles by national and Kentucky newspapers, but the full extent of those activities has not been fully explored due to the mind-numbingly dense network of interconnections between the dozens of people and groups involved. 

Rogers’s influence back home will only grow now that he is chairman of the Appropriations Committee, despite an earmark ban instituted by House Republicans at the start of this Congress and now grudgingly adopted by both chambers, according to CREW. Rogers earmarked more than $250 million in the 111th Congress alone, but he signed onto the earmark ban as part of his successful campaign to win the gavel at House Appropriations from Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio). 

The nonprofit groups set up by Rogers comprise an alphabet soup of acronyms: the Center for Rural Development, Inc. (CRD), Forward in the Fifth, Inc. (FIF), Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corporation, Inc. (SKED), Southern & Eastern Kentucky Tourism Development Association, Inc. (TOUR SEKY), Eastern Kentucky Personal Responsibility in a Desirable Environment, Inc. (PRIDE), Unlawful Narcotics Investigations, Treatment and Education, Inc. (UNITE), and the National Institute for Hometown Security, Inc. (NIHS). 

Rogers touts these groups on his official website as having “brought local communities together by revitalizing the environment, providing hope in the fight against drugs, building small businesses and creating jobs by increasing tourism in one of the most beautiful regions of the country.” 

But according to Melanie Sloan, CREW’s executive director, “hundreds of millions of dollars have gone to southeastern Kentucky, and it’s not clear for what. It’s not clear what all these organizations really do.” 

Another nonprofit, the Kentucky Highlands Investment Corp., has ties to nearly all the other Rogers’s related groups. Founded in 1968 and backed by tens of millions in federal funds over the last several decades, KHIC now owns more than a dozen for-profit companies and a real-estate firm. While it claims many successes, KHIC has also had some notable failures. For instance, one KHIC-backed firm, Mid-South Electronics, won a $15 million contract in 2005 thanks to Rogers but later moved most of its operations to Mexico. 

Jerry Rickett, president and CEO of KHIC, has held other positions at Rogers-tied nonprofit groups, and other KHIC official, Ray Moncrief, has given $16,000 to Rogers’ reelection campaigns, according to Federal Election Commission records. 

In one previously undisclosed incident, Rogers directly intervened in helping boost a Small Business Administration disaster loan for a marina owner who is also a donor to Rogers’s congressional campaign, according to documents obtained by CREW. 

That businessman, J.D. Hamilton, sought Rogers’s backing in dealing the SBA. His company also hired a lobbying firm that employed a former Rogers’s aide and whose employees have donated more than $13,000 to Rogers’s campaign or leadership PAC. 

Hamilton’s company, Lee Ford’s Resort Marina, in Rogers’s district, received a $1.5 million loan from SBA after the Army Corps of Engineers lowered the water level on Lake Cumberland in 2007 in order to help save a failing dam. Hamilton has complained the lower water level hurts his business. 

With Rogers’s help — including a letter to SBA last July — Hamilton was able to hold a meeting with SBA officials in Rogers’ office last year. SBA then gave an additional $2.5 million loan to Hamilton’s company, and redesignated the firm as a “major employer” in the region.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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GOP lawmakers are expected to be back on the floor today, decrying all these rules in the name of more profits for polluters. Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY) said, "This administration is hell-bent on implementing all sorts of regulations that are both harmful to our economy and energy security." Oil Baroness Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) added, "The bill pulls back on EPA's regulatory overreach."2 But we all know that this is just another ploy to reward extreme energy extractors and Big Ag water polluters at the expense of public health.

That's why I need you to contact your Representative and Senators today, before this budget busting bill makes it to the floor later this week and tell them: Kill this climate killing bill.

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Harold "Hal" Dallas Rogers has been a <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Republican_Party_U.S.A." title="Republican Party U.S.A." class="mw-redirect" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Republican</a> member of the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives" class="mw-redirect" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">United States House of Representatives</a> since 1980, representing the 5th District of<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Category:Members_of_the_U.S._Congress_from_Kentucky" title="Category:Members of the U.S. Congress from Kentucky" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Kentucky</a>. (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/ky05_109.gif" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">map</a>)

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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Harold_%22Hal%22_Rogers#Record_and_controversies" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1 Record and controversies</a>

<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Harold_%22Hal%22_Rogers#Environmental_record" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1.2 Environmental record</a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Harold_%22Hal%22_Rogers#Transparency" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1.3 Transparency</a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Harold_%22Hal%22_Rogers#Tobacco_issues" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1.4 Tobacco issues</a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Harold_%22Hal%22_Rogers#Jack_Abramoff_Link" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1.5 Jack Abramoff Link</a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Harold_%22Hal%22_Rogers#Reveal_Technolgies_and_Homeland_Security_Spending" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1.6 Reveal Technolgies and Homeland Security Spending</a></li>

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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Harold_%22Hal%22_Rogers#Background" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2.1 Background</a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Harold_%22Hal%22_Rogers#Congressional_Career" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2.2 Congressional Career</a>

<li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-11" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Harold_%22Hal%22_Rogers#2006_elections" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2.2.1 2006 elections</a></li>

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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Harold_%22Hal%22_Rogers#Money_in_politics" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">3 Money in politics</a></li>

<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-13" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Harold_%22Hal%22_Rogers#Committees_and_Affiliations" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">4 Committees and Affiliations</a>

<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Harold_%22Hal%22_Rogers#Committees" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">4.1 Committees</a>

<li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-15" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Harold%22Hal%22_Rogers#Committee_assignments_in_the_109th_Congress.282005-2006.29" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">4.1.1 Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)</a></li>

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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Harold_%22Hal%22_Rogers#Coalitions_and_Caucuses" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">4.2 Coalitions and Caucuses</a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-17" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Harold_%22Hal%22_Rogers#Boards_and_other_Affiliations" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">4.3 Boards and other Affiliations</a></li>

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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-18" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Harold_%22Hal%22_Rogers#More_Background_Data" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">5 More Background Data</a></li>

<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-19" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Harold_%22Hal%22_Rogers#Contact" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">6 Contact</a></li>

<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-20" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Harold_%22Hal%22_Rogers#Articles_and_Resources" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">7 Articles and Resources</a>

<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-21" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Harold_%22Hal%22_Rogers#Sources" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">7.1 Sources</a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-22" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Harold_%22Hal%22_Rogers#External_resources" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">7.2 External resources</a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-23" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Harold_%22Hal%22_Rogers#Local_blogs_and_discussion_sites" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">7.3 Local blogs and discussion sites</a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-24" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Harold_%22Hal%22_Rogers#External_articles" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">7.4 External articles</a></li>

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Rogers voted for the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Authorization_for_Use_of_Military_Force_Against_Iraq_Resolution_of_2002" title="Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002</a> that started the Iraq War.<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Harold_%22Hal%22_Rogers#cite_note-0" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; white-space: nowrap; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">[1]</a>

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For more information on environmental legislation, see the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Portal:Energy_and_Environment_Policy_(U.S.)" title="Portal:Energy and Environment Policy (U.S.)" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Energy and Environment Policy Portal</a>

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Hal Rogers was one of the largest recipients of Brown & Williamson Political Action Committee (I"BACPAC") funds in the 1980s, receiving $1,000 from BACPAC in the 1980-81 election cycle.<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/tio01f00" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">[1]</a>

According to a May 13, 1997 Common Cause report on political giving, Rogers received a total of $42,700 from tobacco industry PACs between 1987 and 1996, making him the 20th top recipient of tobacco funding in the House of Representatives during that period.<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/vys60c00" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">see Bates Page No.-5865</a>.

Rogers is listed in a October 1999 Philip Morris Federal Government Affairs Tobacco Allies Notebook and is also listed as a Republican on record as opposing the Federal government's lawsuit against the major American tobacco companies. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/jee75c00" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">at pages -5514 and -5527</a> The suit proceeded and the companies were found guilty in August 2006 of conspiracy and racketeering in deceiving the American public about the health hazards posed by tobacco smoke.<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law/july-dec06/smoking_08-18.html" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">[2]</a>

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Rogers "said he would give the $32,000 he received from five Indian tribes [for election campaigns 2002, 2004, and 2006] to the UNITE Foundation, an anti-drug trafficking and treatment program in his Eastern Kentucky district," James R. Carroll <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060105/NEWS0104/601050386/1008/NEWS01" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">reported</a> in the January 5, 2006, Louisville, Kentucky, Courier-Journal ("State Republicans, GOP got donations tied to Abramoff ").

Rogers said the contributions to him 'were lawfully made and properly reported,' but he was donating the money 'out of an abundance of caution, so as to avoid any appearance of impropriety.'"

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Rogers was born in Monticello, Kentucky December 31, 1937. He was educated at the University of Kentucky, served in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina" class="extiw" title="w:North Carolina" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">North Carolina</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_National_Guard" class="extiw" title="w:Army National Guard" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Army National Guard</a>, and was a lawyer before entering the House.

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He was the Republican nominee for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Kentucky" class="extiw" title="w:Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky</a> in 1979, losing in the general election to Democrat <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Layne_Collins" class="extiw" title="w:Martha Layne Collins" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Martha Layne Collins</a>. The following year Rogers won election to Congress.

In 2003 the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Boone" class="extiw" title="w:Daniel Boone" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Daniel Boone</a> Parkway, a part of the Kentucky system of toll roads, was renamed the Hal Rogers Parkway (over the objection of some historians) in honor of Rogers efforts to have the parkway's construction bonds paid by the federal government. This action resulted in the ending of toll collection, as required by Kentucky law when a parkway's construction bonds are paid off by toll collections or other means. The highway runs through Rogers' district, and is scheduled to become part of an expanded Interstate 66.

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In 2006, the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party" class="mw-redirect" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Democrats</a> nominated <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kenneth_Stepp" title="Kenneth Stepp" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Kenneth Stepp</a> to face Rogers in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/U.S._congressional_elections_in_2006" title="U.S. congressional elections in 2006" class="mw-redirect" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">U.S. congressional elections in 2006</a>) <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://opensecrets.org/states/election.asp?State=KY&year=2006" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">[3]</a> Rogers retained his seat.

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This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. <crpcontribdata>cid=N00003473&cycle=2006</crpcontribdata>

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from the Center for Responsive Politics' <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">OpenSecrets.org</a> site.</th></tr><tr><td style=" border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;">Fundraising profile:</td><td style=" border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.asp?cycle=2006&cid=N00003473" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">2006 election cycle</a></td><td style=" border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/allsummary.asp?cid=N00003473" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Career totals</a></td></tr><tr><td style=" border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;">Top contributors by organization/corporation:</td><td style=" border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.asp?cycle=2006&cid=N00003473" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">2006 election cycle</a></td><td style=" border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/allcontrib.asp?cid=N00003473" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Career totals</a></td></tr><tr><td style=" border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;">Top contributors by industry:</td><td style=" border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/indus.asp?cycle=2006&cid=N00003473" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">2006 election cycle</a></td><td style=" border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/allindus.asp?cid=N00003473" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Career totals</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/revolving/search_result.asp?mem=Rogers%2C+Hal" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Revolving door profile for Harold "Hal" Rogers</a> from the Center for Responsive Politics' <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">OpenSecrets.org</a> website.</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/travel.asp?CID=N00003473" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">2006 privately funded travel profile for Harold "Hal" Rogers</a> from the Center for Responsive Politics' <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">OpenSecrets.org</a> website.</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/candlook.php?CID=N00003473" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Personal finance profile for Harold "Hal" Rogers</a> from the Center for Responsive Politics' <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">OpenSecrets.org</a> website.</li>

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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/House_Committee_on_Appropriations" title="House Committee on Appropriations" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">House Committee on Appropriations</a>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Homeland Security -Ranking</li>

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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Homeland Security - Chair</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Transportation Treasury and Housing and Urban Development The Judiciary District of Columbia</li>

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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">House Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina</li>

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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Congressional Horse Caucus</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Tennessee Valley Authority Caucus</li>

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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Former President, Kentucky Commonwealth Attorney's Association</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Former President/Member, Pulaski County Industrial Foundation</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Former President/Member, Somerset-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Founder, Southern Kentucky Economic Council</li>

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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=H1511103" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Background information on Harold "Hal" Rogers from Project Vote Smart</a></li>

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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=H1511103" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Interest group scorecard ratings for Harold "Hal" Rogers from Project Vote Smart</a></li>

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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/r000395" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Voting record for Harold "Hal" Rogers from the Washington Post database</a></li>

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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.congressmerge.com/onlinedb/cgi-bin/newmemberbio.cgi?lang=&member=KY05&site=congressmerge" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Information on Harold "Hal" Rogers from Congress Merge</a></li>

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<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Wikipedia</a> also has an article on <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_%22Hal%22_Rogers" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Harold "Hal" Rogers</a>. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GFDL" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">GFDL</a>.

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<h3 style="margin: 0px; clear: left;">Leadership PAC (1): </h3>

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<h2 class="ruleAbove" style="margin: 2em 0px 0.2em; color: rgb(152, 4, 46); clear: left;"><a id="fundraising" name="fundraising" style=" color: rgb(62, 114, 181);">Career Fundraising</a></h2>

<table id="summaryData" class="datadisplay" style=" border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; padding: 0px; background-color: rgb(224, 230, 236); width: 935px; border: 0px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><tbody><tr style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;">1989 - 2014 Total Receipts:</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;"><img src="/bd7bbef2-078a-5b14-afc2-40f777686920.gif"/> $8,948,193</td></tr><tr><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;">1989 - 2014 Total Spent:</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;"><img src="/1f025aa2-745d-5421-af3b-6764c6591414.gif"/> $8,277,093</td></tr><tr style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;">Debts:</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;"><img src="/b5a94b7c-bedc-5768-a626-d72a4f93f7f2.gif"/> $0</td></tr><tr><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;">Last Report:</td><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;">Monday, September 30, 2013</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<h2 style="margin: 2em 0px 0.2em; color: rgb(152, 4, 46); clear: left;">Top 5 Contributors, 1989 - 2014</h2>

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<table id="topContrib" class="datadisplay" style=" border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; padding: 0px; background-color: rgb(224, 230, 236); width: 935px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><thead><tr style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><th style=" padding: 3px; text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Contributor</th><th style=" padding: 3px; text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Total</th><th style=" padding: 3px; text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Indivs</th><th style=" padding: 3px; text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">PACs</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;">National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$77,500</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$0</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$77,500</td></tr><tr style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;">Lockheed Martin</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$75,475</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$3,750</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$71,725</td></tr><tr><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;">United Parcel Service</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$73,575</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$3,600</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$69,975</td></tr><tr style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;">National Assn of Realtors</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$70,929</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$0</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$70,929</td></tr><tr><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;">American Bankers Assn</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$70,000</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$0</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$70,000</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<h2 style="margin: 2em 0px 0.2em; color: rgb(152, 4, 46); clear: left;">Top 5 Industries, 1989 - 2014</h2>

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<h2 style="margin: 2em 0px 0.2em; color: rgb(152, 4, 46); clear: left;"><a id="funds" name="funds" style=" color: rgb(62, 114, 181);">Source of Funds</a></h2>

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<table id="src_table" class="datadisplay" style=" border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; padding: 0px; background-color: rgb(224, 230, 236); width: 935px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><tbody><tr style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style=" padding: 5px 30px 5px 5px; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;"><img src="/e84b1058-d06a-5138-ada9-bf4e8a8a617b.gif"/></td><td style=" padding: 5px 30px 5px 5px; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;">Individual Contributions</td><td style=" padding: 5px 30px 5px 5px; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;">$3,951,356</td><td style=" padding: 5px 30px 5px 5px; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;">(44%)</td></tr><tr><td style=" padding: 5px 30px 5px 5px; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;"><img src="/5e0fd56b-9342-59f3-ac92-19295158bf98.gif"/></td><td style=" padding: 5px 30px 5px 5px; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;">PAC Contributions</td><td style=" padding: 5px 30px 5px 5px; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;">$4,404,365</td><td style=" padding: 5px 30px 5px 5px; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;">(49%)</td></tr><tr style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style=" padding: 5px 30px 5px 5px; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;"><img src="/b6581110-01bb-5219-afd5-9b3b99f268ab.gif"/></td><td style=" padding: 5px 30px 5px 5px; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;">Candidate self-financing</td><td style=" padding: 5px 30px 5px 5px; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;">$0</td><td style=" padding: 5px 30px 5px 5px; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;">(0%)</td></tr><tr><td style=" padding: 5px 30px 5px 5px; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;"><img src="/d0b9c2e6-5892-51a2-9374-60b2b1518d94.gif"/></td><td style=" padding: 5px 30px 5px 5px; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;">Other</td><td style=" padding: 5px 30px 5px 5px; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;">$592,473</td><td style=" padding: 5px 30px 5px 5px; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;">(7%)

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<table id="topContrib" class="tablesorter" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><thead><tr><th style=" padding-right: 18px;">Contributor</th><th style=" padding-right: 18px;">Total</th><th style=" padding-right: 18px;">Indivs</th><th style=" padding-right: 18px;">PACs</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$77,500</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$0</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$77,500</td></tr><tr><td>Lockheed Martin</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$75,475</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$3,750</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$71,725</td></tr><tr><td>United Parcel Service</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$73,575</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$3,600</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$69,975</td></tr><tr><td>National Assn of Realtors</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$70,929</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$0</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$70,929</td></tr><tr><td>American Bankers Assn</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$70,000</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$0</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$70,000</td></tr><tr><td>CSX Corp</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$57,000</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$0</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$57,000</td></tr><tr><td>Aircraft Owners & Pilots Assn</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$56,500</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$0</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$56,500</td></tr><tr><td>National Beer Wholesalers Assn</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$56,500</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$2,000</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$54,500</td></tr><tr><td>National Auto Dealers Assn</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$56,000</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$0</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$56,000</td></tr><tr><td>FedEx Express</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$55,500</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$0</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$55,500</td></tr><tr><td>Beechfork Processing</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$52,850</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$52,850</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$0</td></tr><tr><td>United Technologies</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$52,500</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$5,500</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$47,000</td></tr><tr><td>Corrections Corp of America</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$52,400</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$26,400</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$26,000</td></tr><tr><td>National Rifle Assn</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$50,750</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$0</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$50,750</td></tr><tr><td>Brown-Forman Corp</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$50,000</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$0</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$50,000</td></tr><tr><td>RJ Corman Railroad Group</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$48,800</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$48,800</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$0</td></tr><tr><td>Boeing Co</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$48,000</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$0</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$48,000</td></tr><tr><td>Union Pacific Corp</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$47,800</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$0</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$47,800</td></tr><tr><td>Harris Corp</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$47,690</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$0</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$47,690</td></tr><tr><td>American Medical Assn</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$46,750</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$0</td><td class="number" style=" text-align: right;">$46,750

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<table id="topIndus" class="datadisplay" style=" border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; padding: 0px; background-color: rgb(224, 230, 236); width: 935px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><tbody><tr style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><th style=" padding: 3px; text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Industry</th><th style=" padding: 3px; text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Total</th></tr><tr><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?cycle=All&ind=E04" style=" background-color: transparent; color: rgb(62, 114, 181); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Mining</a></td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$412,374</td></tr><tr style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?cycle=All&ind=M01" style=" background-color: transparent; color: rgb(62, 114, 181); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Air Transport</a></td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$399,624</td></tr><tr><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?cycle=All&ind=K02" style=" background-color: transparent; color: rgb(62, 114, 181); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Lobbyists</a></td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$334,042</td></tr><tr style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?cycle=All&ind=K01" style=" background-color: transparent; color: rgb(62, 114, 181); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Lawyers/Law Firms</a></td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$317,772</td></tr><tr><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?cycle=All&ind=E01" style=" background-color: transparent; color: rgb(62, 114, 181); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Oil & Gas</a></td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$267,050</td></tr><tr style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?cycle=All&ind=C04" style=" background-color: transparent; color: rgb(62, 114, 181); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Construction Services</a></td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$262,417</td></tr><tr><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?cycle=All&ind=E08" style=" background-color: transparent; color: rgb(62, 114, 181); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Electric Utilities</a></td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$250,040</td></tr><tr style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?cycle=All&ind=H01" style=" background-color: transparent; color: rgb(62, 114, 181); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Health Professionals</a></td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$245,454</td></tr><tr><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?cycle=All&ind=F03" style=" background-color: transparent; color: rgb(62, 114, 181); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Commercial Banks</a></td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$243,250</td></tr><tr style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?cycle=All&ind=M04" style=" background-color: transparent; color: rgb(62, 114, 181); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Railroads</a></td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$242,100</td></tr><tr><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?cycle=All&ind=D01" style=" background-color: transparent; color: rgb(62, 114, 181); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Defense Aerospace</a></td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$240,475</td></tr><tr style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?cycle=All&ind=C01" style=" background-color: transparent; color: rgb(62, 114, 181); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">General Contractors</a></td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$221,328</td></tr><tr><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?cycle=All&ind=D02" style=" background-color: transparent; color: rgb(62, 114, 181); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Defense Electronics</a></td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$200,190</td></tr><tr style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?cycle=All&ind=F10" style=" background-color: transparent; color: rgb(62, 114, 181); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Real Estate</a></td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$172,154</td></tr><tr><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?cycle=All&ind=B08" style=" background-color: transparent; color: rgb(62, 114, 181); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Telephone Utilities</a></td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$169,900</td></tr><tr style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?cycle=All&ind=P03" style=" background-color: transparent; color: rgb(62, 114, 181); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Transportation Unions</a></td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$162,100</td></tr><tr><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?cycle=All&ind=W06" style=" background-color: transparent; color: rgb(62, 114, 181); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Retired</a></td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$159,350</td></tr><tr style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?cycle=All&ind=B12" style=" background-color: transparent; color: rgb(62, 114, 181); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Computers/Internet</a></td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$159,250</td></tr><tr><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?cycle=All&ind=N15" style=" background-color: transparent; color: rgb(62, 114, 181); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Misc Manufacturing & Distributing</a></td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$151,450</td></tr><tr style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?cycle=All&ind=N02" style=" background-color: transparent; color: rgb(62, 114, 181); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Beer, Wine & Liquor</a></td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$145,750</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<table id="topSect" class="datadisplay" style=" border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; padding: 0px; background-color: rgb(224, 230, 236); width: 935px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><tbody><tr><th style=" padding: 3px; text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Sector</th><th style=" padding: 3px; text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Total</th><th style=" padding: 3px; text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">PACs</th><th style=" padding: 3px; text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Indivs</th></tr><tr style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?cycle=All&ind=A" style=" background-color: transparent; color: rgb(62, 114, 181); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Agribusiness</a></td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$528,160</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$379,908</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$148,252</td></tr><tr><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?cycle=All&ind=B" style=" background-color: transparent; color: rgb(62, 114, 181); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Communications/Electronics</a></td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$489,382</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$395,182</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$94,200</td></tr><tr style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?cycle=All&ind=C" style=" background-color: transparent; color: rgb(62, 114, 181); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Construction</a></td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$635,795</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$268,022</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$367,773</td></tr><tr><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?cycle=All&ind=D" style=" background-color: transparent; color: rgb(62, 114, 181); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Defense</a></td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$580,265</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$539,315</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$40,950</td></tr><tr style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?cycle=All&ind=E" style=" background-color: transparent; color: rgb(62, 114, 181); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Energy & Natural Resources</a></td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$984,064</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$582,289</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$401,775</td></tr><tr><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?cycle=All&ind=F" style=" background-color: transparent; color: rgb(62, 114, 181); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Finance, Insurance & Real Estate</a></td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$664,254</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$282,779</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$381,475</td></tr><tr style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?cycle=All&ind=H" style=" background-color: transparent; color: rgb(62, 114, 181); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Health</a></td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$369,437</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$242,921</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$126,516</td></tr><tr><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?cycle=All&ind=K" style=" background-color: transparent; color: rgb(62, 114, 181); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Lawyers & Lobbyists</a></td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$651,814</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$164,209</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$487,605</td></tr><tr style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?cycle=All&ind=M" style=" background-color: transparent; color: rgb(62, 114, 181); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Transportation</a></td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$926,283</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$739,884</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$186,399</td></tr><tr><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?cycle=All&ind=N" style=" background-color: transparent; color: rgb(62, 114, 181); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Misc Business</a></td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$785,600</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$508,250</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$277,350</td></tr><tr style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?cycle=All&ind=P" style=" background-color: transparent; color: rgb(62, 114, 181); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Labor</a></td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$210,350</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$210,350</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$0</td></tr><tr><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?cycle=All&ind=Q" style=" background-color: transparent; color: rgb(62, 114, 181); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Ideological/Single-Issue</a></td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$247,508</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$159,908</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$87,600</td></tr><tr style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style=" padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?cycle=All&ind=W" style=" background-color: transparent; color: rgb(62, 114, 181); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Other</a></td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$299,067</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$6,000</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$293,067</td></tr></tbody></table>

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The $1.1 trillion <a href="http://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20140113/CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-h3547-hamdt2samdt_xml.pdf" style=" color: rgb(0, 100, 0); text-decoration: none; outline: none;">catch-all spending bill</a> negotiated by Congressional leaders and published on Monday night shaves away at several of the Obama administration's climate priorities, propping up fossil fuels at the expense of clean energy programs.

But the administration avoided devastating cuts to its agenda in the "omnibus" appropriations bill, a compromise between the Democrats who control the Senate and the Republicans who dominate the House of Representatives. The bill does not go as far toward hamstringing the administration as the forces opposed to climate action wanted. And the administration retains considerable leeway in its own campaign to exert as much influence over climate policy as it can without Congressional legislation.

According to a memo from Rep. Hal Rogers, the Republican chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, the overall intention of the bill's $10.2 billion for energy spending, was "to support energy programs that encourage U.S. economic competitiveness and help advance the nation's goal of an all-of-the-above solution to energy independence." That language, with no mention of climate change objectives, signaled the success of House Republicans in steering the energy budget more toward fossil fuels than the administration would have preferred.

The Department of Energy's main green technology effort, its Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy program, gets $1.9 billion in the current fiscal year—$182 million more than in 2013 but nearly a third less than what President Obama had sought. Among other things, the program pays for innovations in biofuels, clean cars, and manufacturing, and for home weatherization grants. The administration will not be able to do nearly as much as it wanted in several areas, but it escaped the more devastating reductions that the House had recommended several months ago.

The bill will direct more of the DOE's research money into coal, oil and natural gas, according to summaries posted by the House and Senate appropriations committees.

Here, verbatim, is how the Rogers memo described the Energy Department's marching orders:

►$562 million for research and development to advance coal, natural gas, oil, and other fossil energy technologies, an increase of $28 million (5.3%) above the fiscal year 2013 enacted level and $141 million (34%) above the President's request, to help the country make better use of our domestic resources and reduce energy costs;

►$889 million for nuclear energy research and development, an increase of $36 million (5%) above the fiscal year 2013 enacted level and $154 million (21%) above the President’s request, to further the next generation of nuclear power while ensuring the safety and longevity of our current plants;

►$1.9 billion for energy efficiency and renewable energy programs—placing priority on advanced manufacturing and weatherization assistance. This funding will make responsible investments in effective and proven programs, while holding the line on irresponsible increases in other areas. This total is $874 million—or 32%—below the President’s request.

In a favor to coal interests, Congress restricted enforcement by the Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation of <a href="http://www.exim.gov/newsandevents/releases/2013/upload/Supplemental-Env-Guidelines-12-12-13.pdf" style=" color: rgb(0, 100, 0); text-decoration: none; outline: none;">a new policy blocking loans</a> for building coal-fired power plants around the world. The Obama administration has joined other international development organizations in trying to cut back on this kind of lending.

If Obama is intent on using executive actions to advance his climate agenda, it appeared that some members of Congress are just as determined to use the power of the purse to stymie some of his plans.

But in the greater context of a far-reaching spending compromise that avoided the kind of deadlock that shut the government down when the fiscal year began on Oct. 1, the restrictions imposed by the bill were relatively few and somewhat innocuous. There was nothing like an order to approve the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, for instance, or to open up oil drilling in the Arctic refuge.

"As with any compromise, not everyone will like everything in this bill," Rogers said in a joint statement with Sen. Barbara Mikulski, the Democrat who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee. "But in a divided government a critical bill such as this simply cannot reflect the wants of only one party."

Some of the restrictions on climate-related policies were mainly symbolic, such as prohibiting the administration from requiring old-fashioned incandescent light bulbs from being phased out and replaced by modern, efficient bulbs.

There's also a prohibition on requiring any emissions permits under Title V of the Clean Air Act to control greenhouse gas emissions from the "biological processes" of livestock, as the bill somewhat delicately puts it. The Environmental Protection Agency has made it clear that its priorities lie elsewhere, especially in its proposed regulations on carbon dioxide emissions from coal plants, and pro-coal lawmakers did not block those rules.

The bill also demands that the administration provide, within 120 days of submitting its budget request for the next fiscal year, a comprehensive report with a complete tally of all spending related in any way to climate change—agency by agency, program by program, and line by line, in 2013 and 2014.

That could be a sign that Congress wants to eliminate any programs it deems to be duplicative, overlapping or unnecessary. Or, looked at another way, it could mean that Congress truly wants to get back to what legislators call "regular order," a process in which committees actually draft and mark up detailed appropriations bills over the course of each spring and summer, and get them to the president's desk for signature by September, avoiding the helter-skelter approach that produced this omnibus legislation.

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<div class="tableRow dataItem" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 14px; color: rgb(34, 51, 68); height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden;"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear389933" style=" margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber389933" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">597<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle389933" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 205px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;"><a href="http://scorecard.lcv.org/roll-call-vote/2012-597-clean-water-safeguards" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Clean Water Safeguards</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues389933" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 200px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">Water, Wildlife<span class="voteChoice vote-anti-env" id="voteChoice389933" style=" margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); background-image: url(http://scorecard.lcv.org/sites/all/themes/lcv_scorecard/images/anti-env-icon-20.png); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 34px; display: block; height: 26px; float: left; margin-right: 0px !important; padding-left: 21px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"> </div>

<div class="tableRow dataItem" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 14px; color: rgb(34, 51, 68); height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden;"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear389502" style=" margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber389502" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">593<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle389502" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 205px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;"><a href="http://scorecard.lcv.org/roll-call-vote/2012-593-carbon-pollution-endangerment-finding" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Carbon Pollution Endangerment Finding</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues389502" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 200px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">Climate Change<span class="voteChoice vote-anti-env" id="voteChoice389502" style=" margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); background-image: url(http://scorecard.lcv.org/sites/all/themes/lcv_scorecard/images/anti-env-icon-20.png); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 34px; display: block; height: 26px; float: left; margin-right: 0px !important; padding-left: 21px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"> </div>

<div class="tableRow dataItem" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 14px; color: rgb(34, 51, 68); height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden;"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear389071" style=" margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber389071" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">568<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle389071" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 205px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;"><a href="http://scorecard.lcv.org/roll-call-vote/2012-568-minnesota-boundary-waters-land-exchange" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Minnesota Boundary Waters Land Exchange</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues389071" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 200px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">Lands/Forests, Water<span class="voteChoice vote-anti-env" id="voteChoice389071" style=" margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); background-image: url(http://scorecard.lcv.org/sites/all/themes/lcv_scorecard/images/anti-env-icon-20.png); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 34px; display: block; height: 26px; float: left; margin-right: 0px !important; padding-left: 21px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"> </div>

<div class="tableRow dataItem" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 14px; color: rgb(34, 51, 68); height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden;"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear388640" style=" margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber388640" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">554<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle388640" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 205px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;"><a href="http://scorecard.lcv.org/roll-call-vote/2012-554-land-conservation-cuts" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Land Conservation Cuts</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues388640" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 200px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">Lands/Forests<span class="voteChoice vote-anti-env" id="voteChoice388640" style=" margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); background-image: url(http://scorecard.lcv.org/sites/all/themes/lcv_scorecard/images/anti-env-icon-20.png); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 34px; display: block; height: 26px; float: left; margin-right: 0px !important; padding-left: 21px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"> </div>

<div class="tableRow dataItem" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 14px; color: rgb(34, 51, 68); height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden;"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear388208" style=" margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber388208" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">536<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle388208" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 205px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;"><a href="http://scorecard.lcv.org/roll-call-vote/2012-536-safeguards-shutdown" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Safeguards Shutdown</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues388208" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 200px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">Other<span class="voteChoice vote-anti-env" id="voteChoice388208" style=" margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); background-image: url(http://scorecard.lcv.org/sites/all/themes/lcv_scorecard/images/anti-env-icon-20.png); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 34px; display: block; height: 26px; float: left; margin-right: 0px !important; padding-left: 21px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"> </div>

<div class="tableRow dataItem" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 14px; color: rgb(34, 51, 68); height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden;"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear387775" style=" margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber387775" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">514<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle387775" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 205px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;"><a href="http://scorecard.lcv.org/roll-call-vote/2012-514-drinking-water-protections" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Drinking Water Protections</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues387775" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 200px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">Water<span class="voteChoice vote-anti-env" id="voteChoice387775" style=" margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); background-image: url(http://scorecard.lcv.org/sites/all/themes/lcv_scorecard/images/anti-env-icon-20.png); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 34px; display: block; height: 26px; float: left; margin-right: 0px !important; padding-left: 21px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"> </div>

<div class="tableRow dataItem" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 14px; color: rgb(34, 51, 68); height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden;"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear387342" style=" margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber387342" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">506<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle387342" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 205px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;"><a href="http://scorecard.lcv.org/roll-call-vote/2012-506-offshore-drilling-safety-reforms" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Offshore Drilling Safety Reforms</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues387342" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 200px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">Drilling, Dirty Energy<span class="voteChoice vote-anti-env" id="voteChoice387342" style=" margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); background-image: url(http://scorecard.lcv.org/sites/all/themes/lcv_scorecard/images/anti-env-icon-20.png); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 34px; display: block; height: 26px; float: left; margin-right: 0px !important; padding-left: 21px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"> </div>

<div class="tableRow dataItem" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 14px; color: rgb(34, 51, 68); height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden;"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear386909" style=" margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber386909" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">468<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle386909" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 205px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;"><a href="http://scorecard.lcv.org/roll-call-vote/2012-468-hardrock-mining" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Hardrock Mining</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues386909" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 200px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">Lands/Forests<span class="voteChoice vote-anti-env" id="voteChoice386909" style=" margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); background-image: url(http://scorecard.lcv.org/sites/all/themes/lcv_scorecard/images/anti-env-icon-20.png); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 34px; display: block; height: 26px; float: left; margin-right: 0px !important; padding-left: 21px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"> </div>

<div class="tableRow dataItem" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 14px; color: rgb(34, 51, 68); height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden;"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear386476" style=" margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber386476" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">447<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle386476" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 205px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;"><a href="http://scorecard.lcv.org/roll-call-vote/2012-447-migratory-bird-treaty-act" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Migratory Bird Treaty Act</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues386476" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 200px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">Wildlife<span class="voteChoice vote-anti-env" id="voteChoice386476" style=" margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); background-image: url(http://scorecard.lcv.org/sites/all/themes/lcv_scorecard/images/anti-env-icon-20.png); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 34px; display: block; height: 26px; float: left; margin-right: 0px !important; padding-left: 21px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"> </div>

<div class="tableRow dataItem" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 14px; color: rgb(34, 51, 68); height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden;"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear386042" style=" margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber386042" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">411<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle386042" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 205px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;"><a href="http://scorecard.lcv.org/roll-call-vote/2012-411-coal-ash-pollution" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Coal Ash Pollution</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues386042" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 200px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">Dirty Energy, Water<span class="voteChoice vote-anti-env" id="voteChoice386042" style=" margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); background-image: url(http://scorecard.lcv.org/sites/all/themes/lcv_scorecard/images/anti-env-icon-20.png); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 34px; display: block; height: 26px; float: left; margin-right: 0px !important; padding-left: 21px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"> </div>

<div class="tableRow dataItem" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 14px; color: rgb(34, 51, 68); height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden;"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear385608" style=" margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber385608" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">410<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle385608" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 205px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;"><a href="http://scorecard.lcv.org/roll-call-vote/2012-410-oil-above-all-energy-strategy" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">"Oil Above All" Energy Strategy</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues385608" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 200px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">Air, Lands/Forests, Drilling, Dirty Energy<span class="voteChoice vote-anti-env" id="voteChoice385608" style=" margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); background-image: url(http://scorecard.lcv.org/sites/all/themes/lcv_scorecard/images/anti-env-icon-20.png); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 34px; display: block; height: 26px; float: left; margin-right: 0px !important; padding-left: 21px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"> </div>

<div class="tableRow dataItem" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 14px; color: rgb(34, 51, 68); height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden;"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear385174" style=" margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber385174" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">395<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle385174" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 205px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;"><a href="http://scorecard.lcv.org/roll-call-vote/2012-395-public-health-basis-clean-air-act" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Public Health Basis of the Clean Air Act</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues385174" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 200px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">Air<span class="voteChoice vote-anti-env" id="voteChoice385174" style=" margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); background-image: url(http://scorecard.lcv.org/sites/all/themes/lcv_scorecard/images/anti-env-icon-20.png); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 34px; display: block; height: 26px; float: left; margin-right: 0px !important; padding-left: 21px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"> </div>

<div class="tableRow dataItem" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 14px; color: rgb(34, 51, 68); height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden;"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear384740" style=" margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber384740" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">387<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle384740" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 205px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;"><a href="http://scorecard.lcv.org/roll-call-vote/2012-387-broad-assault-lands-wildlife" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Broad Assault on Lands & Wildlife</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues384740" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 200px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">Lands/Forests, Wildlife<span class="voteChoice vote-anti-env" id="voteChoice384740" style=" margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); background-image: url(http://scorecard.lcv.org/sites/all/themes/lcv_scorecard/images/anti-env-icon-20.png); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 34px; display: block; height: 26px; float: left; margin-right: 0px !important; padding-left: 21px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"> </div>

<div class="tableRow dataItem" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 14px; color: rgb(34, 51, 68); height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden;"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear384306" style=" margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber384306" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">385<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle384306" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 205px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;"><a href="http://scorecard.lcv.org/roll-call-vote/2012-385-public-land-grab-federal-police-agents" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Public Land Grab by Federal Police Agents</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues384306" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 200px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">Lands/Forests<span class="voteChoice vote-anti-env" id="voteChoice384306" style=" margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); background-image: url(http://scorecard.lcv.org/sites/all/themes/lcv_scorecard/images/anti-env-icon-20.png); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 34px; display: block; height: 26px; float: left; margin-right: 0px !important; padding-left: 21px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"> </div>

<div class="tableRow dataItem" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 14px; color: rgb(34, 51, 68); height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden;"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear383872" style=" margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber383872" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">329<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle383872" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 205px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;"><a href="http://scorecard.lcv.org/roll-call-vote/2012-329-nuclear-energy-subsidy" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Nuclear Energy Subsidy</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues383872" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 200px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">Dirty Energy<span class="voteChoice vote-anti-env" id="voteChoice383872" style=" margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); background-image: url(http://scorecard.lcv.org/sites/all/themes/lcv_scorecard/images/anti-env-icon-20.png); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 34px; display: block; height: 26px; float: left; margin-right: 0px !important; padding-left: 21px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"> </div>

<div class="tableRow dataItem" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 14px; color: rgb(34, 51, 68); height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden;"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear383439" style=" margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber383439" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">317<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle383439" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 205px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;"><a href="http://scorecard.lcv.org/roll-call-vote/2012-317-fossil-fuel-funding" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Fossil Fuel Funding</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues383439" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 200px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">Dirty Energy<span class="voteChoice vote-anti-env" id="voteChoice383439" style=" margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); background-image: url(http://scorecard.lcv.org/sites/all/themes/lcv_scorecard/images/anti-env-icon-20.png); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 34px; display: block; height: 26px; float: left; margin-right: 0px !important; padding-left: 21px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"> </div>

<div class="tableRow dataItem" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 14px; color: rgb(34, 51, 68); height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden;"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear383006" style=" margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber383006" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">311<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle383006" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 205px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;"><a href="http://scorecard.lcv.org/roll-call-vote/2012-311-clean-energy-funding" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Clean Energy Funding</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues383006" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 200px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">Clean Energy<span class="voteChoice vote-pro-env" id="voteChoice383006" style=" margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); background-image: url(http://scorecard.lcv.org/sites/all/themes/lcv_scorecard/images/pro-env-icon-20.png); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 34px; display: block; height: 26px; float: left; margin-right: 0px !important; padding-left: 21px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"> </div>

<div class="tableRow dataItem" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 14px; color: rgb(34, 51, 68); height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden;"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear382573" style=" margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber382573" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">308<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle382573" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 205px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;"><a href="http://scorecard.lcv.org/roll-call-vote/2012-308-clean-water-protections" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Clean Water Protections</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues382573" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 200px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">Water<span class="voteChoice vote-anti-env" id="voteChoice382573" style=" margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); background-image: url(http://scorecard.lcv.org/sites/all/themes/lcv_scorecard/images/anti-env-icon-20.png); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 34px; display: block; height: 26px; float: left; margin-right: 0px !important; padding-left: 21px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"> </div>

<div class="tableRow dataItem" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 14px; color: rgb(34, 51, 68); height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden;"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear382140" style=" margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber382140" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">292<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle382140" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 205px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;"><a href="http://scorecard.lcv.org/roll-call-vote/2012-292-keystone-xl-tar-sands-pipeline" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues382140" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 200px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">Climate Change, Dirty Energy, Water<span class="voteChoice vote-anti-env" id="voteChoice382140" style=" margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); background-image: url(http://scorecard.lcv.org/sites/all/themes/lcv_scorecard/images/anti-env-icon-20.png); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 34px; display: block; height: 26px; float: left; margin-right: 0px !important; padding-left: 21px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"> </div>

<div class="tableRow dataItem" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 14px; color: rgb(34, 51, 68); height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden;"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear381707" style=" margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber381707" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">262<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle381707" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 205px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;"><a href="http://scorecard.lcv.org/roll-call-vote/2012-262-flood-insurance-reform" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Flood Insurance Reform</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues381707" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 200px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">Lands/Forests, Water, Other<span class="voteChoice vote-pro-env" id="voteChoice381707" style=" margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); background-image: url(http://scorecard.lcv.org/sites/all/themes/lcv_scorecard/images/pro-env-icon-20.png); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 34px; display: block; height: 26px; float: left; margin-right: 0px !important; padding-left: 21px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"> </div>

<div class="tableRow dataItem" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 14px; color: rgb(34, 51, 68); height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden;"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear381274" style=" margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber381274" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">241<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle381274" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 205px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;"><a href="http://scorecard.lcv.org/roll-call-vote/2012-241-climate-change-education" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Climate Change Education</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues381274" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 200px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">Climate Change<span class="voteChoice vote-anti-env" id="voteChoice381274" style=" margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); background-image: url(http://scorecard.lcv.org/sites/all/themes/lcv_scorecard/images/anti-env-icon-20.png); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 34px; display: block; height: 26px; float: left; margin-right: 0px !important; padding-left: 21px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"> </div>

<div class="tableRow dataItem" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 14px; color: rgb(34, 51, 68); height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden;"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear380841" style=" margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber380841" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">236<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle380841" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 205px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;"><a href="http://scorecard.lcv.org/roll-call-vote/2012-236-sea-turtle-protections" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Sea Turtle Protections</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues380841" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 200px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">Oceans, Wildlife<span class="voteChoice vote-anti-env" id="voteChoice380841" style=" margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); background-image: url(http://scorecard.lcv.org/sites/all/themes/lcv_scorecard/images/anti-env-icon-20.png); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 34px; display: block; height: 26px; float: left; margin-right: 0px !important; padding-left: 21px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"> </div>

<div class="tableRow dataItem" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 14px; color: rgb(34, 51, 68); height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden;"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear380408" style=" margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber380408" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">234<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle380408" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 205px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;"><a href="http://scorecard.lcv.org/roll-call-vote/2012-234-national-ocean-policy" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">National Ocean Policy</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues380408" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 200px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">Oceans<span class="voteChoice vote-anti-env" id="voteChoice380408" style=" margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); background-image: url(http://scorecard.lcv.org/sites/all/themes/lcv_scorecard/images/anti-env-icon-20.png); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 34px; display: block; height: 26px; float: left; margin-right: 0px !important; padding-left: 21px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"> </div>

<div class="tableRow dataItem" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 14px; color: rgb(34, 51, 68); height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden;"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear379975" style=" margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber379975" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">233<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle379975" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 205px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;"><a href="http://scorecard.lcv.org/roll-call-vote/2012-233-restriction-dirty-fuels" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Restriction on Dirty Fuels</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues379975" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 200px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">Dirty Energy<span class="voteChoice vote-anti-env" id="voteChoice379975" style=" margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); background-image: url(http://scorecard.lcv.org/sites/all/themes/lcv_scorecard/images/anti-env-icon-20.png); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 34px; display: block; height: 26px; float: left; margin-right: 0px !important; padding-left: 21px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"> </div>

<div class="tableRow dataItem" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 14px; color: rgb(34, 51, 68); height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden;"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear379542" style=" margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber379542" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">170<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle379542" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 205px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;"><a href="http://scorecard.lcv.org/roll-call-vote/2012-170-environmental-assault-transportation-bill" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Environmental Assault in the Transportation Bill</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues379542" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 200px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">Climate Change, Dirty Energy, Other, Transportation, Water<span class="voteChoice vote-anti-env" id="voteChoice379542" style=" margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); background-image: url(http://scorecard.lcv.org/sites/all/themes/lcv_scorecard/images/anti-env-icon-20.png); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 34px; display: block; height: 26px; float: left; margin-right: 0px !important; padding-left: 21px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"> </div>

<div class="tableRow dataItem" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 14px; color: rgb(34, 51, 68); height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden;"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear379109" style=" margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber379109" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">168<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle379109" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 205px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;"><a href="http://scorecard.lcv.org/roll-call-vote/2012-168-national-environmental-policy-act-nepa-transportation" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in Transportation</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues379109" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 200px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">Other, Transportation<span class="voteChoice vote-anti-env" id="voteChoice379109" style=" margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); background-image: url(http://scorecard.lcv.org/sites/all/themes/lcv_scorecard/images/anti-env-icon-20.png); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 34px; display: block; height: 26px; float: left; margin-right: 0px !important; padding-left: 21px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"> </div>

<div class="tableRow dataItem" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 14px; color: rgb(34, 51, 68); height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden;"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear378676" style=" margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber378676" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">164<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle378676" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 205px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;"><a href="http://scorecard.lcv.org/roll-call-vote/2012-164-public-lands-assault" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Public Lands Assault</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues378676" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 200px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">Lands/Forests, Toxics/Public Right to Know, Wildlife<span class="voteChoice vote-anti-env" id="voteChoice378676" style=" margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 32px; color: rgb(56, 50, 51); background-image: url(http://scorecard.lcv.org/sites/all/themes/lcv_scorecard/images/anti-env-icon-20.png); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 34px; display: block; height: 26px; float: left; margin-right: 0px !important; padding-left: 21px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"> </div>

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<div>Voted NO on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program.</div>

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<div>Congressional Summary:Emergency supplemental appropriations of $2 billion for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save (CARS) Program.</div>

<div>Proponent's argument to vote Yes:Rep. OBEY (D, WI-7): The cash for clunkers program has proven even more wildly popular than its strongest supporters had predicted. Just last month, Congress passed the program, which provided up to $4,500 if you trade in your old gas guzzler for a new car that gets better mileage. That was done in the hopes of spurring some new car sales and encouraging people to be a little more environmentally friendly. We provided $1 billion in the supplemental to get it going, enough for about 250,000 sales--which was just about exhausted in one week. This bill transfers $2 billion from the Department of Energy's Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee program, which doesn't expect to award funding until late next year.</div>

<div>Opponent's argument to vote No:Rep. LEWIS (R, CA-41): In the majority's haste to slam legislation with no time for consideration or amendments, we are now seeing the effects of such shortsighted martial law tactics.</div>

<div>Senator Feinstein tried to negotiate some changes to improve the program but was told that it was this way or the highway. Not one hearing on the Cash for Clunkers program, not one hearing on how the first billion dollars has been spent, not one hearing on how much money the program will need to get through the fiscal year.</div>

<div>Many of my colleagues will say, This is a great program, and it is necessary for the revitalization of the car industry. I'm not really going to argue with those goals. However, are we sure this program is working like it's supposed to? I don't think so. This program has only been up and running 1 week. If that is how the government is going to handle billion-dollar programs affecting all Americans, I ask, Whatever will we do if the administration takes control of our health care system?</div>

<div>Reference: Cash for Clunkers bill; Bill H.R. 3435 ; vote number 2009-H682 on Jul 31, 2009</div>

<div>Voted NO on protecting free-roaming horses and burros.</div>

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<div>Congressional Summary:</div>

<div>Ensure that acreage available for wild and free-roaming horses and burros is at least equal to the acreage where they were found in 1971</div>

<div>update the inventory of such horses and burros annually</div>

<div>maintain a thriving natural ecological balance on lands where such horses and burros are found</div>

<div>establish sanctuaries for such horses and burros</div>

<div>research and implement enhanced fertility control for mares & stallions.</div>

<div>Proponent's argument to vote Yes:Rep. NICK RAHALL (D, WV-3): Earlier this year, the BLM made a truly shocking announcement. This Federal agency announced future plans to destroy, i.e., slaughter, 30,000 healthy wild horses and burros entrusted to their care by the American people. How in the world can a Federal agency be considering massive slaughter of animals the law says they are supposed to be protecting? The bill before us gives the agency as many options as possible to avoid destroying these animals.</div>

<div>Opponent's argument to vote No:Rep. DOC HASTINGS (R, WA-4): Across our Nation, Americans are struggling to pay their bills; 9.5% of Americans are out of work. With this backdrop, what is the response of this Democrat Congress to record unemployment and skyrocketing deficits? Their response is to create a $700 million welfare program for wild horses and burros. If the American people want an illustration of just how out of touch this Congress has become on spending, they need to look no further. In the last Congress, the House passed legislation to ban the commercial slaughter of wild horses and burros, that cost taxpayers less than $500,000 a year. Now we're looking at a bill that, again, bans slaughter of these animals but then proceeds to spend $700 million to create a new welfare program for wild horses. Republicans are focused on creating the jobs in this country, but this Democrat Congress seems to be more worried about wild burros and wild horses.</div>

<div>Reference: Restore Our American Mustangs Act; Bill H.R.1018 ; vote number 2009-H577 on Jul 17, 2009</div>

<div>Voted YES on environmental education grants for outdoor experiences.</div>

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<div>Congressional Summary:</div>

<div>Requires Environmental Education and Training program grantees to:</div>

<div>ensure that environmental education programs and curricula advance the teaching of interdisciplinary courses that include strong field components;</div>

<div>bring teachers into contact with working environmental professionals;</div>

<div>encourage individuals traditionally underrepresented in environmental careers</div>

<div>Proponent's argument to vote Yes:Rep. JOHN SARBANES (D, MD-3): This bill creates a new National Capacity Environmental Education grant program for which education associations apply competitively for grants that would fund model programs that get children into nature and really have them experiencing the environment.</div>

<div>Rep. BUCK McKEON (R, CA-25): This bill incorporates scientifically-based and technology-driven teaching methods into environmental education. Unfortunately, the new National Capacity Environmental Education Program is duplicative of the existing environmental education program already being run by the EPA. Still, I do not intend to oppose its passage.</div>

<div>Opponent's argument to vote No:Rep. MICHELE BACHMANN (R, MN-6): H.R. 3036 continues our Nation down the ill-fated road of shifting control of school curricula away from the parents and teachers and local school boards who best know what their children need into the hands of Federal Government and its one-size-fits-all approach. To best serve our children's educational needs, local school boards need flexibility to target resources where they are needed most. The needs of individual school districts are not homogenous and are most certainly not best understood by bureaucrats in Washington. This bill represents a step in the wrong direction. Forcing local school districts to direct scarce resources away from core curricula to serve a political agenda will only further suppress the academic performance of America's next generation.</div>

<div>Reference: No Child Left Inside Act; Bill H.R.3036 ; vote number 2008-H614 on Sep 18, 2008</div>

<div>Voted NO on $9.7B for Amtrak improvements and operation thru 2013.</div>

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<div>Congressional Summary:</div>

<div>Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2013 for Amtrak capital and operating grants; Amtrak repayment of long-term debt and capital leases; and the rail cooperative research program.</div>

<div>Authorizes grants for the Next Generation Corridor Train Equipment Pool Committee.</div>

<div>Proponents argument for voting YEA: Rep. OBERSTAR: America is on the threshold of a "renaissance'' for intercity passenger rail that approaches the enthusiasm of the completion of the transcontinental railroad. Last year, Amtrak set a ridership record for the fifth year in a row, exceeding 25.8 million passengers. Its ticket revenues rose 11 percent to more than $1.5 billion, the third straight year of revenue growth. This record of achievement is even more impressive considering that for the past eight years Amtrak has contended with an Administration committed to its bankruptcy. Indeed, these achievements are occurring when there is a greater need than ever for alternatives to our congested highways and skies. To alleviate this congestion and strengthen our energy security, we need to invest in intercity passenger rail.</div>

<div>Other countries already make an annual commitment to intercity passenger rail. In 2003 alone, France invested $10.6 billion in its rail system; Germany invested $12.4 billion; and the United Kingdom invested $7.8 billion. China plans to spend a total of $162 billion from 2006 through 2010 to expand its railway system. This bill authorizes $14 billion over 5 years:</div>

<div>$6.7 billion for capital grants</div>

<div>$3.0 billion for operating grants</div>

<div>$2.5 billion for 80% matching grants to States to pay for the capital costs of facilities</div>

<div>$1.75 billion to finance 11 authorized high-speed rail corridors</div>

<div>Reference: Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act; Bill HR6003 ; vote number 2008-400 on Jun 11, 2008</div>

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<div>Voted NO on increasing AMTRAK funding by adding $214M to $900M.</div>

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<div>Voting YES on this amendment would restore $214 million in funding for AMTRAK, bringing the total annual expenditure for AMTRAK to $1.114 billion. The chairman of the Railroad Subcommittee explained the increase as follows:</div>

<div>Unlike aviation, highways and transit, there is no dedicated funding for investing in our Nation's passenger rail service. This amendment restores $214 million to the Amtrak account, taking it to $1.114 billion, which is still about $300 million less than we had during the course of last year's discussion.</div>

<div>Last year the President sent up a budget of zero for Amtrak. We had an amendment process that we went through this time. This time we are up to $900 million in the bill [without this amendment].</div>

<div>But if you look at that $900 million, there is only $500 million for capital expenditures, out of which has to come a debt service of $280 million, which only leaves $220 million for the capital needs of this country for Amtrak, for passenger rail.</div>

<div>There is nothing for operation, and I know that the response to that is going to be that there are some incentive grants in the bill.</div>

<div>Opponents of the amendment say that it would increase funding for Amtrak by gutting and eliminating critical programs, including safety programs, resulting in reductions in force at several agencies.</div>

<div>Reference: Department of Transportation appropriations; Bill HR 5576 Amendment 1008 ; vote number 2006-263 on Jun 13, 2006</div>

<div>Voted NO on barring website promoting Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump.</div>

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<div>An amendment to prohibit funding the "Yucca Mountain Youth Zone" website. Voting YES indicates opposition to using Yucca Mountain as the national nuclear waste repository. The amendment's sponsor says:</div>

<div>I would like to introduce the American people to the newest member of the Bush administration's energy policy team. His name is Yucca Mountain Johnny. He is the star of the Energy Department's Yucca Mountain Youth Zone Web site devoted to brainwashing school children into believing that burying the Nation's nuclear garbage 90 miles from Los Vegas is safe.</div>

<div>The Web site features games and activities to make high level nuclear waste fun. High level nuclear waste is not fun. It is dangerous, and the Department of Energy should not be using taxpayer money for a propaganda tool.</div>

<div>I would probably not be as upset with Joe Camel, excuse me, Yucca Mountain Johnny, if there was a more balanced approach on this Web site. It doesn't talk about the potential of accidents or being an inviting target for terrorists. It doesn't talk about the fact that Yucca Mountain is in a volcanic and seismic zone area. It doesn't say anything about the existence of safer and cheaper alternatives.</div>

<div>Among Yucca Mountain Johnny's witty sayings, he says, "The worst mistake is never making one." Well, Yucca Mountain is a mistake. This Web site is a mistake. Yucca Mountain Johnny is a mistake, and to promote the proposed nuclear waste repository to our children under the guise of education is a big mistake.</div>

<div>The amendment's opponents respond:</div>

<div>To my knowledge, nobody has questioned the accuracy or truth of what is on the Web site. My guess is that most of the children that access this website use it for term papers and papers in their classrooms that they have to do on nuclear power.</div>

<div>Whether you oppose or support the repository, we should at least want the facts out to our children and adults who wish to use that same Web site about just what exactly it is.</div>

<div>Reference: Energy and water development appropriations bill; Bill HR 5427 Amendment 919 ; vote number 2006-200 on May 24, 2006</div>

<div>Voted YES on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species.</div>

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<div>To amend and reauthorize the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species, and for other purposes, including:</div>

<div>Repealing the authority to designate an area as “critical habitat” for an endangered species</div>

<div>Requiring the Secretary of the Interior to create “recovery plans” within two years of classifying species as endangered or threatened</div>

<div>Allowing recovery agreements with private citizens whose land may be part of a species recovery plan</div>

<div>Issuing grants to support private property owners who voluntarily help to increase the number of endangered or threatened species on their private land</div>

<div>Providing compensation in an amount no less than fair market value to private landowners who have had regulation imposed upon their land</div>

<div>Calling upon the Secretary to submit an annual cost analysis of the previous years spending to Congress, including the amount of Federal and State funds used for each species</div>

<div>Reference: Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act; Bill HR 3824 ; vote number 2005-506 on Sep 29, 2005</div>

<div>Voted YES on speeding up approval of forest thinning projects.</div>

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<div>Vote to adopt the conference report on the bill that would reduce and expedite (speed up) environmental and judicial reviews of forest thinning projects. The bill would authorize $760 million a year from fiscal 2004 to fiscal 2008. The Bureau of Land Management and the US Forest Service would have the authorization to remove vegetation that could cause or assist the spread of wildfires, disease or insect infestation. All forest thinning project would come after public meetings had been held. Forest thinning would be restricted to land that is within a 1.5 miles of at-risk communities , high-risk land that serves as a home for threatened and endangered species, high-risk land in the area of municipal water sources and and high-risk land that is specifically susceptible to disease or insect infestation.</div>

<div>Reference: Healthy Forests Restoration Act; Bill HR 1904 ; vote number 2003-656 on Nov 21, 2003</div>

<div>Rated 0% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes.</div>

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<div>Rogers scores 0% by the LCV on environmental issues</div>

<div>The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) is the political voice of the national environmental movement and the only organization devoted full-time to shaping a pro-environment Congress and White House. We run tough and effective campaigns to defeat anti-environment candidates, and support those leaders who stand up for a clean, healthy future for America. Through our National Environmental Scorecard and Presidential Report Card we hold Congress and the Administration accountable for their actions on the environment. Through regional offices, we build coalitions, promote grassroots power, and train the next generation of environmental leaders. The 2003 National Environmental Scorecard provides objective, factual information about the environmental voting records of all Members of the first session of the 108th Congress. This Scorecard represents the consensus of experts from 20 respected environmental and conservation organizations who selected the key votes on which Members of Congress should be graded. LCV scores votes on the most important issues of the year, including environmental health and safety protections, resource conservation, and spending for environmental programs. Scores are calculated by dividing the number of pro-environment votes by the total number of votes scored. The votes included in this Scorecard presented Members of Congress with a real choice on protecting the environment and help distinguish which legislators are working for environmental protection. Except in rare circumstances, the Scorecard excludes consensus action on the environment and issues on which no recorded votes occurred.</div>

<div>Source: LCV website 03n-LCV on Dec 31, 2003</div>

<div>Promote conservation of rare felids & canids.</div>

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<div>Rogers co-sponsored promoting conservation of rare felids & canids</div>

<div>To assist in the conservation of rare felids and rare canids by supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of rare felid and rare canid populations. Congress finds the following:</div>

<div>Many wild populations of felids and canids, once considered common, are in decline, and many have declined to the point that their long-term survival in the wild is in serious jeopardy.</div>

<div>Of the 37 wild felid species worldwide, all are currently recognized as species in need of protection. Of the 35 wild canid species worldwide, nearly 50% are recognized as in need of such protection.</div>

<div>In addition to their intrinsic value, felids and canids are important aesthetic, economic, and ecological global resources that need to be conserved.</div>

<div>Large felids and canids are considered both keystone and indicator species. Healthy populations of these species act as an important indicator of the integrity of entire ecosystems.</div>

<div>Rare felids and rare canids face an array of threats, including loss of habitat and natural prey, intentional and unintentional takings by humans, disease transmission, and a vast number of other threats. These threats need to be addressed in a coordinated fashion.</div>

<div>The purposes of this Act are to provide financial resources and to foster international cooperation (1) to restore and perpetuate healthy populations of rare felids and rare canids in the wild; and (2) to assist in the conservation of rare felid and rare canid populations worldwide.</div>

<div>Related bills: H.R.1913, S.1033</div>

<div>Source: Great Cats and Rare Canids Act (H.R.1464) 07-H1464 on Mar 9, 2007</div>

<div>Make tax deduction permanent for conservation easements.</div>

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<div>Rogers signed H.R.1831 & S.812</div>

<div>Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the tax deduction for charitable contributions by individuals and corporations of real property interests for conservation purposes. Known in the Senate as the Rural Heritage Conservation Extension Act of 2009.</div>

<div>Source: Conservation Easement Incentive Act 09-HR1831 on Mar 31, 2009</div>

<div>Rated 13% by HSLF, indicating an anti-animal welfare voting record.</div>

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<div>Rogers scores 13% by the Humane Society on animal rights issues</div>

<div>112th Mid-Term Humane Scorecard: The Humane Society Legislative Fund has posted the final version of the 2011 Humane Scorecard, where you can track the performance of your federal lawmakers on key animal protection issues during last year. We rated legislators based on their voting behavior on measures such as agribusiness subsidies, lethal predator control, and the Endangered Species Act; their cosponsorship of priority bills on puppy mills, horse slaughter, animal fighting, and chimps in research; their support for funding the enforcement of animal welfare laws; and their leadership on animal protection. All of the priority bills whose cosponsorships we're counting enjoy strong bipartisan support; in the House, each of the four now has more than 150 cosponsors.</div>

<div>The Humane Scorecard is not a perfect measuring tool, but creating some reasonable yardstick and allowing citizens to hold lawmakers accountable is central to our work. When the Humane Scorecard comes out each year, it helps clarify how the animal protection movement is doing geographically, by party affiliation, and in other categories. It helps us chart our course for animals by seeing where we have been effective, and where we need to improve.</div>

<div>Source: HSLF website 12-HumaneH on Jan 13, 2012</div>

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