Emerson, Jo Rep

=lcv 7% 6%quit congress to run rural electric (coal); missouri , husb died 1 yr<div class="tableRow dataItem" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 14px; height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear390583" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber390583" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">603<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle390583" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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/2012-603-broad-environmental-assault" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;">Broad Environmental Assault</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues390583" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 200px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">Air, Climate Change, Dirty Energy, Lands/Forests, Toxics/Public Right to Know, Water<span class="voteChoice vote-anti-env" id="voteChoice390583" 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; line-height: 32px; 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-image: url(" http="http" scorecard.lcv.org="scorecard.lcv.org" sites="sites" all="all" themes="themes" lcv_scorecard="lcv_scorecard" images="images" anti-env-icon-20.png="anti-env-icon-20.png" background-repeat="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; height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear390152" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber390152" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">600<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle390152" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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/2012-600-regional-haze-air-pollution" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;">Regional Haze Air Pollution</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues390152" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 200px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">Air, Dirty Energy, Lands/Forests<span class="voteChoice vote-anti-env" id="voteChoice390152" 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; line-height: 32px; 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-image: url(" http="http" scorecard.lcv.org="scorecard.lcv.org" sites="sites" all="all" themes="themes" lcv_scorecard="lcv_scorecard" images="images" anti-env-icon-20.png="anti-env-icon-20.png" background-repeat="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; height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear389721" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber389721" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">597<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle389721" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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; line-height: inherit;">Clean Water Safeguards</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues389721" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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="voteChoice389721" 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; line-height: 32px; 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-image: url(" http="http" scorecard.lcv.org="scorecard.lcv.org" sites="sites" all="all" themes="themes" lcv_scorecard="lcv_scorecard" images="images" anti-env-icon-20.png="anti-env-icon-20.png" background-repeat="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; height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear389290" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber389290" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">593<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle389290" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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; line-height: inherit;">Carbon Pollution Endangerment Finding</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues389290" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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="voteChoice389290" 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; line-height: 32px; 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-image: url(" http="http" scorecard.lcv.org="scorecard.lcv.org" sites="sites" all="all" themes="themes" lcv_scorecard="lcv_scorecard" images="images" anti-env-icon-20.png="anti-env-icon-20.png" background-repeat="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; height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear388859" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber388859" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">568<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle388859" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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; line-height: inherit;">Minnesota Boundary Waters Land Exchange</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues388859" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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="voteChoice388859" 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; line-height: 32px; 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-image: url(" http="http" scorecard.lcv.org="scorecard.lcv.org" sites="sites" all="all" themes="themes" lcv_scorecard="lcv_scorecard" images="images" anti-env-icon-20.png="anti-env-icon-20.png" background-repeat="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; height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear388428" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber388428" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">554<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle388428" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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; line-height: inherit;">Land Conservation Cuts</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues388428" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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="voteChoice388428" 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; line-height: 32px; 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-image: url(" http="http" scorecard.lcv.org="scorecard.lcv.org" sites="sites" all="all" themes="themes" lcv_scorecard="lcv_scorecard" images="images" anti-env-icon-20.png="anti-env-icon-20.png" background-repeat="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; height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear387996" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber387996" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">536<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle387996" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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; line-height: inherit;">Safeguards Shutdown</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues387996" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 200px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">Other<span class="voteChoice vote-anti-env" id="voteChoice387996" 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; line-height: 32px; 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-image: url(" http="http" scorecard.lcv.org="scorecard.lcv.org" sites="sites" all="all" themes="themes" lcv_scorecard="lcv_scorecard" images="images" anti-env-icon-20.png="anti-env-icon-20.png" background-repeat="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; height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear387563" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber387563" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">514<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle387563" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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; line-height: inherit;">Drinking Water Protections</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues387563" style="margin: 0px; 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padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 14px; height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear387130" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber387130" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">506<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle387130" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; 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font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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-image: url(" http="http" scorecard.lcv.org="scorecard.lcv.org" sites="sites" all="all" themes="themes" lcv_scorecard="lcv_scorecard" images="images" anti-env-icon-20.png="anti-env-icon-20.png" background-repeat="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; height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear386697" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber386697" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">468<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle386697" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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; line-height: inherit;">Hardrock Mining</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues386697" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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="voteChoice386697" 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; line-height: 32px; 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-image: url(" http="http" scorecard.lcv.org="scorecard.lcv.org" sites="sites" all="all" themes="themes" lcv_scorecard="lcv_scorecard" images="images" anti-env-icon-20.png="anti-env-icon-20.png" background-repeat="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; height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear386263" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber386263" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">447<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle386263" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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; line-height: inherit;">Migratory Bird Treaty Act</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues386263" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 200px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">Wildlife<span class="voteChoice vote-anti-env" id="voteChoice386263" 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; line-height: 32px; 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-image: url(" http="http" scorecard.lcv.org="scorecard.lcv.org" sites="sites" all="all" themes="themes" lcv_scorecard="lcv_scorecard" images="images" anti-env-icon-20.png="anti-env-icon-20.png" background-repeat="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; height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear385829" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber385829" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">411<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle385829" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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; line-height: inherit;">Coal Ash Pollution</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues385829" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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="voteChoice385829" 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; line-height: 32px; 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-image: url(" http="http" scorecard.lcv.org="scorecard.lcv.org" sites="sites" all="all" themes="themes" lcv_scorecard="lcv_scorecard" images="images" anti-env-icon-20.png="anti-env-icon-20.png" background-repeat="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; height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear385395" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber385395" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">410<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle385395" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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; line-height: inherit;">"Oil Above All" Energy Strategy</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues385395" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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="voteChoice385395" 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; line-height: 32px; 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-image: url(" http="http" scorecard.lcv.org="scorecard.lcv.org" sites="sites" all="all" themes="themes" lcv_scorecard="lcv_scorecard" images="images" anti-env-icon-20.png="anti-env-icon-20.png" background-repeat="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; height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear384961" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber384961" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">395<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle384961" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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; line-height: inherit;">Public Health Basis of the Clean Air Act</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues384961" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 200px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">Air<span class="voteChoice vote-anti-env" id="voteChoice384961" 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; line-height: 32px; 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-image: url(" http="http" scorecard.lcv.org="scorecard.lcv.org" sites="sites" all="all" themes="themes" lcv_scorecard="lcv_scorecard" images="images" anti-env-icon-20.png="anti-env-icon-20.png" background-repeat="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; height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear384527" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber384527" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">387<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle384527" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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; line-height: inherit;">Broad Assault on Lands & Wildlife</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues384527" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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="voteChoice384527" 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; line-height: 32px; 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-image: url(" http="http" scorecard.lcv.org="scorecard.lcv.org" sites="sites" all="all" themes="themes" lcv_scorecard="lcv_scorecard" images="images" anti-env-icon-20.png="anti-env-icon-20.png" background-repeat="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; height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear384093" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber384093" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">385<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle384093" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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; line-height: inherit;">Public Land Grab by Federal Police Agents</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues384093" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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="voteChoice384093" 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; line-height: 32px; 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-image: url(" http="http" scorecard.lcv.org="scorecard.lcv.org" sites="sites" all="all" themes="themes" lcv_scorecard="lcv_scorecard" images="images" anti-env-icon-20.png="anti-env-icon-20.png" background-repeat="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; height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear383659" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber383659" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">329<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle383659" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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; line-height: inherit;">Nuclear Energy Subsidy</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues383659" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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="voteChoice383659" 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; line-height: 32px; 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-image: url(" http="http" scorecard.lcv.org="scorecard.lcv.org" sites="sites" all="all" themes="themes" lcv_scorecard="lcv_scorecard" images="images" anti-env-icon-20.png="anti-env-icon-20.png" background-repeat="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; height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear383226" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber383226" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">317<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle383226" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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; line-height: inherit;">Fossil Fuel Funding</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues383226" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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="voteChoice383226" 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; line-height: 32px; 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-image: url(" http="http" scorecard.lcv.org="scorecard.lcv.org" sites="sites" all="all" themes="themes" lcv_scorecard="lcv_scorecard" images="images" anti-env-icon-20.png="anti-env-icon-20.png" background-repeat="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; height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear382793" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber382793" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">311<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle382793" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; 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line-height: 32px; 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-image: url(" http="http" scorecard.lcv.org="scorecard.lcv.org" sites="sites" all="all" themes="themes" lcv_scorecard="lcv_scorecard" images="images" pro-env-icon-20.png="pro-env-icon-20.png" background-repeat="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; height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear382360" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber382360" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">308<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle382360" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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; line-height: inherit;">Clean Water Protections</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues382360" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 200px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">Water<span class="voteChoice vote-miss" id="voteChoice382360" style="margin: 6px 9px 0px 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 34px; display: block; height: 26px; float: left; padding-left: 21px !important; background-image: url(" http="http" scorecard.lcv.org="scorecard.lcv.org" sites="sites" all="all" themes="themes" lcv_scorecard="lcv_scorecard" images="images" miss-vote-icon-20.png="miss-vote-icon-20.png" background-repeat="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; height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear381927" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber381927" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">292<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle381927" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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; line-height: inherit;">Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues381927" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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="voteChoice381927" 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; line-height: 32px; 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-image: url(" http="http" scorecard.lcv.org="scorecard.lcv.org" sites="sites" all="all" themes="themes" lcv_scorecard="lcv_scorecard" images="images" anti-env-icon-20.png="anti-env-icon-20.png" background-repeat="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; height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear381494" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber381494" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">262<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle381494" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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; line-height: inherit;">Flood Insurance Reform</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues381494" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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="voteChoice381494" 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; line-height: 32px; 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-image: url(" http="http" scorecard.lcv.org="scorecard.lcv.org" sites="sites" all="all" themes="themes" lcv_scorecard="lcv_scorecard" images="images" pro-env-icon-20.png="pro-env-icon-20.png" background-repeat="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; height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear381061" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber381061" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">241<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle381061" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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; line-height: inherit;">Climate Change Education</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues381061" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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="voteChoice381061" 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; line-height: 32px; 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-image: url(" http="http" scorecard.lcv.org="scorecard.lcv.org" sites="sites" all="all" themes="themes" lcv_scorecard="lcv_scorecard" images="images" anti-env-icon-20.png="anti-env-icon-20.png" background-repeat="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; height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear380628" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber380628" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">236<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle380628" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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; line-height: inherit;">Sea Turtle Protections</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues380628" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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="voteChoice380628" 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; line-height: 32px; 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-image: url(" http="http" scorecard.lcv.org="scorecard.lcv.org" sites="sites" all="all" themes="themes" lcv_scorecard="lcv_scorecard" images="images" anti-env-icon-20.png="anti-env-icon-20.png" background-repeat="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; height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear380195" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber380195" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">234<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle380195" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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; line-height: inherit;">National Ocean Policy</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues380195" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 200px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">Oceans<span class="voteChoice vote-anti-env" id="voteChoice380195" 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; line-height: 32px; 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-image: url(" http="http" scorecard.lcv.org="scorecard.lcv.org" sites="sites" all="all" themes="themes" lcv_scorecard="lcv_scorecard" images="images" anti-env-icon-20.png="anti-env-icon-20.png" background-repeat="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; height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear379762" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber379762" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">233<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle379762" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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; line-height: inherit;">Restriction on Dirty Fuels</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues379762" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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="voteChoice379762" 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; line-height: 32px; 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-image: url(" http="http" scorecard.lcv.org="scorecard.lcv.org" sites="sites" all="all" themes="themes" lcv_scorecard="lcv_scorecard" images="images" anti-env-icon-20.png="anti-env-icon-20.png" background-repeat="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; height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear379329" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber379329" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">170<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle379329" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; 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border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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-image: url(" http="http" scorecard.lcv.org="scorecard.lcv.org" sites="sites" all="all" themes="themes" lcv_scorecard="lcv_scorecard" images="images" anti-env-icon-20.png="anti-env-icon-20.png" background-repeat="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; height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear378896" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber378896" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">168<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle378896" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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; line-height: inherit;">National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in Transportation</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues378896" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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="voteChoice378896" 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; line-height: 32px; 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-image: url(" http="http" scorecard.lcv.org="scorecard.lcv.org" sites="sites" all="all" themes="themes" lcv_scorecard="lcv_scorecard" images="images" anti-env-icon-20.png="anti-env-icon-20.png" background-repeat="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; height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear378463" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber378463" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">164<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle378463" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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; line-height: inherit;">Public Lands Assault</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues378463" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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="voteChoice378463" 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; line-height: 32px; 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-image: url(" http="http" scorecard.lcv.org="scorecard.lcv.org" sites="sites" all="all" themes="themes" lcv_scorecard="lcv_scorecard" images="images" anti-env-icon-20.png="anti-env-icon-20.png" background-repeat="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; height: 32px; clear: both; width: 680px; overflow: hidden; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="voteYear" id="voteYear378030" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 110px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">2012<span class="voteNumber" id="voteNumber378030" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; width: 100px; display: block; height: 32px; float: left;">162<span class="voteTitle" id="voteTitle378030" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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/2012-162-national-monuments" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;">National Monuments</a><span class="voteIssues" id="voteIssues378030" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 32px; 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="voteChoice378030" 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; line-height: 32px; 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-image: url(" http="http" scorecard.lcv.org="scorecard.lcv.org" sites="sites" all="all" themes="themes" lcv_scorecard="lcv_scorecard" images="images" anti-env-icon-20.png="anti-env-icon-20.png" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat"> </div>wapo<h1 class="article-title" style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;">Missouri Rep. Jo Ann Emerson to resign from House</h1><h3 style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;">By Sean Sullivan, Updated: <time class="entry-date" datetime="2012-12-03T11:17:12+00:00" pubdate="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">December 3, 2012</time></h3><div class="article-content" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.) will resign from Congress next February to become President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, she announced on Monday. “I am not leaving Congress because I have lost my heart for service — to the contrary — I see a new way to serve.  I did not go seeking this opportunity, but I am excited about the new challenge it offers to find ways to promote strong rural policy,” Emerson said in a statement. A special election will be held to replace Emerson, who was first elected to the House in 1996 to replace her husband Bill Emerson, who died in office that year. She represents Missouri’s 8th District, which lies in the southeastern part of the Show-Me State. The congresswoman was easily re-elected in November with nearly 72 percent of the vote in a heavily Republican district. During her tenure in the House, Emerson crafted a moderate profile. According to <a href="http://www.nationaljournal.com/voteratings2011/searchable-vote-ratings-tables-house-20120223" target="blank" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">National Journal’s 2011 vote ratings</a>, she ranked near the middle of the pack, clocking in as the 200th most conservative member of the lower chamber. Given the GOP-tilt of the district, Republicans will be heavy favored to hold the seat. Republicans familiar with Show-Me State politics pointed to several possible GOP candidates for Emerson’s seat including state Rep. Jason Smith, former state representative Mark Richardson, former treasurer and 2012 Senate candidate Sarah Steelman, state Republican Party Executive Director Lloyd Smith (who is Emerson’s former Chief of Staff), Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, and incoming state Sen. Wayne Wallingford. The 8th District Democratic and Republican Party Committees will choose nominees; no special primaries will be held. Emerson sits on the House Appropriations Committee, chairing the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee. In her statement, she said serving her district has been an honor and a challenge. “The people of Southern Missouri have entrusted their voice in Congress to me for 16 years. Serving them is a humbling experience, a great honor and a welcome challenge. Our congressional district is big, it is diverse, and it demands practical representation by someone who places us and our home ahead of politics and partisanship.  The people of our district demand results, they want us to work together, and they have every right to a representative who works as hard as they do.  Every day in Congress, that is my goal,” Emerson said. House Democrats’ campaign arm reacted to Emerson’s announcement by arguing that the GOP conference has grown too conservative for moderates Republicans. “Congresswoman Emerson is the latest moderate Republican to ditch House Republicans, a sign that no moderates are welcome in the Tea Party House Republican Caucus,” said Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee spokesman Jesse Ferguson. Incoming National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-Ore.) praised Emerson and wished her well for the future. “As the first Republican woman to represent Missouri in Congress, Jo Ann Emerson has been a principled, determined voice for Missouri families and small business owners. During her 15 years in Congress, Jo Ann has focused on protecting farm families, promoting American agriculture, and working to create jobs,” Walden said. Emerson’s announcement comes nearly two weeks after Democrat Jesse Jackson Jr. announced his resignation in Illinois’s 2nd District. The special election to replace Jackson will be held next April. </div><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jo_Ann_Emerson">http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jo_Ann_Emerson</a>Jo Ann Emerson has been a <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Republican</a> member of the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/U.S.House_of_Representatives" title="U.S. House of Representatives" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">U.S. House of Representatives</a>, representing the Eighth Congressional District of <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Category:Members_of_the_U.S.Congress_from_Missouri" title="Category:Members of the U.S. Congress from Missouri" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Missouri</a>, since 1997. (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/mo08_109.gif" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">map</a>)<table id="toc" class="toc" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 5px; line-height: 19.2px; background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249);"><tbody><tr><td><div id="toctitle" style="direction: ltr; text-align: center;"><h2 style="margin: 0px 0px 0.6em; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; border: none; width: auto; display: inline; background-image: none;">Contents</h2>  [<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jo_Ann_Emerson#" class="internal" id="togglelink" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">hide</a>] </div><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: none; margin: 0.3em 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: none;"><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jo_Ann_Emerson#Record_and_controversies" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">1 Record and controversies</a><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: none;"><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jo_Ann_Emerson#Iraq_War" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">1.1 Iraq War</a></li><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jo_Ann_Emerson#Environmental_record" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">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?title=Jo_Ann_Emerson#Stem_Cell_Research" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">1.3 Stem Cell Research</a></li><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jo_Ann_Emerson#Support_for_anti-hunger_programs" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">1.4 Support for anti-hunger programs</a><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: none;"><li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-6" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jo_Ann_Emerson#Food_stamp_challenge" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">1.4.1 Food stamp challenge</a></li></ul></li></ul></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jo_Ann_Emerson#Bio" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">2 Bio</a><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: none;"><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jo_Ann_Emerson#Congressional_career" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">2.1 Congressional career</a><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: none;"><li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-9" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jo_Ann_Emerson#2006_elections" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">2.1.1 2006 elections</a></li><li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-10" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jo_Ann_Emerson#2008_Missouri_gubernatorial_election" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">2.1.2 2008 Missouri gubernatorial election</a></li></ul></li></ul></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jo_Ann_Emerson#Money_in_politics" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">3 Money in politics</a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jo_Ann_Emerson#Committees_and_Affiliations" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">4 Committees and Affiliations</a><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: none;"><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jo_Ann_Emerson#Committees" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">4.1 Committees</a><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: none;"><li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-14" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jo_Ann_Emerson#Committee_assignments_in_the_109th_Congress.282005-2006.29" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">4.1.1 Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)</a></li></ul></li></ul></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-15" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jo_Ann_Emerson#More_Background_Data" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">5 More Background Data</a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-16" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jo_Ann_Emerson#Contact" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">6 Contact</a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-17" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jo_Ann_Emerson#Articles_and_Resources" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">7 Articles and Resources</a><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: none;"><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-18" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jo_Ann_Emerson#Related_SourceWatch_articles" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">7.1 Related SourceWatch articles</a></li><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-19" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jo_Ann_Emerson#Sources" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">7.2 Sources</a></li><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-20" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jo_Ann_Emerson#External_articles" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">7.3 External articles</a></li><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-21" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jo_Ann_Emerson#External_resources" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">7.4 External resources</a><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: none;"><li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-22" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jo_Ann_Emerson#Local_blogs_and_discussion_sites" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">7.4.1 Local blogs and discussion sites</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table><h2 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.6em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); width: auto; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Record and controversies</h2><div style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px; margin: 0.5em 0.75em; border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid rgb(92, 121, 181); padding: 0.25em; background-color: rgb(220, 232, 248);">General information about important bills and votes for can be found in Congresspedia's <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Category:U.S.legislation" title="Category:U.S. legislation" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">articles on legislation</a>. You can add information you find on how Jo Ann Emerson voted by clicking the "[edit]" link to the right and typing it in. Remember to <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Help:References" title="Help:References" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">cite your sources</a>!</div><h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 0.3em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-style: none; width: auto; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Iraq War</h3>Emerson 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; background-image: none;">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?title=Jo_Ann_Emerson#cite_note-0" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[1]</a>On April 25, 2007, Rep. Emerson voted "present" on the conference bill of the Iraq supplemental spending measure, which included a timetable for troop withdrawal from Iraq. She earlier voted "no" against the original House version of the bill.<dl style="margin-top: 0.2em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-right: 0px;">Main article: <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/U.S.Troop_Readiness,Veterans%27_Health,and_Iraq_Accountability_Act,2007(H.R.1591)" title="U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Health, and Iraq Accountability Act, 2007 (H.R.1591)" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Health, and Iraq Accountability Act, 2007 (H.R.1591)</a></dd></dl>In early May 2007, Rep. Davis attended a meeting, organized by Rep. <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Charlie_Dent" title="Charlie Dent" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Charlie Dent</a> (R-Pa.), between several moderate Republicans in the House and President Bush to express their concerns over the War in Iraq. The group warned the President that his pursuit of the war in Iraq was risking the future of the Republican Party, and that he could not count on Republican support for much longer. Despite their concerns, each of the members promised to oppose the short-term funding measure for the War that was being considered in the House.<dl style="margin-top: 0.2em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-right: 0px;">Main article: <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/U.S.Troop_Readiness,Veterans%27_Care,Katrina_Recovery,and_Iraq_Accountability_Appropriations_Act,2007(H.R.2206)" title="U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 (H.R.2206)" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 (H.R.2206)</a></dd></dl><div style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px; margin: 0.5em 0.75em; border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid rgb(92, 121, 181); padding: 0.25em; background-color: rgb(220, 232, 248);">For more information see the chart of <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/U.S.House_of_Representatives_votes_on_the_Iraq_War" title="U.S. House of Representatives votes on the Iraq War" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">U.S. House of Representatives votes on the Iraq War</a>.</div><h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 0.3em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-style: none; width: auto; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Environmental record</h3>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; background-image: none;">Energy and Environment Policy Portal</a><h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 0.3em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-style: none; width: auto; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Stem Cell Research</h3>On May 24, 2005, Emerson was one of 50 Republicans to vote in favor of overturning President Bush's ban on federal funding for stem cell research. She cast her Yea vote the day after her mother-in-law passed away from Alzheimer's Disease, one of the illnesses for which scientists believe stem cell research can create better treatments.<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jo_Ann_Emerson#cite_note-1" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[2]</a><h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 0.3em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-style: none; width: auto; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; background-image: none;">Support for anti-hunger programs</h3>Rep. Emerson introduced the Feeding America's Families Act of 2007 <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2129/show" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">(H.R.2129)</a> on May 3, 2007. The Act would significantly increase funding for federal anti-hunger programs.<h5 style="margin: 0px 0px 0.3em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-style: none; width: auto; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Food stamp challenge</h5>On May 21, 2007, Rep. Emerson and Rep. <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Jim_McGovern" title="Jim McGovern" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Jim McGovern</a> (D-Mass.) issued and participated in the Congressional Food Stamp Challenge, a program which would have public officials eat on $21 a week, reflecting the average national weekly food stamp benefit.<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jo_Ann_Emerson#cite_note-2" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[3]</a><dl style="margin-top: 0.2em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-right: 0px;">Main article: <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Feeding_America%E2%80%99s_Families_Act" title="Feeding America’s Families Act" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Feeding America’s Families Act</a></dd></dl><h2 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.6em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); width: auto; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Bio</h2>Emerson was born September 16, 1950 in Bethesda, Maryland. She graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University and married then-lobbyist and future congressman Bill Emerson in 1975. Bill was elected to Congress in 1980 and died of cancer on June 22, 1996.<h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 0.3em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-style: none; width: auto; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Congressional career</h3>Jo Ann decided to run for the House of Representatives after Bill's death, but Missouri state law prohibited her from filing to run in the Republican primary. In November, Emerson ran in two elections on the same day. She ran as an independent against <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/United_States_Democratic_Party" title="United States Democratic Party" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Democrat</a> Emily Firebaugh and Republican Richard Kline in the general election, and as a Republican against Firebaugh in the special election to finish the last two months of her late husband's term. She won both elections, and she has been reelected since without serious difficulty.<h4 style="margin: 0px 0px 0.3em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-style: none; width: auto; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">2006 elections</h4>In 2006, the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Democrats</a> nominated <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Veronica_J.Hambacke&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Veronica J. Hambacke (page does not exist)" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Veronica J. Hambacke</a> to face Emerson in her 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; background-image: none;">U.S. congressional elections in 2006</a>)<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://opensecrets.org/states/election.asp?State=MO&year=2006" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">[1]</a> Emerson retained her seat.<h4 style="margin: 0px 0px 0.3em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-style: none; width: auto; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">2008 Missouri gubernatorial election</h4>One week after Missouri governor <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Matt_Blunt" title="Matt Blunt" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Matt Blunt</a> declared that he would not seek a second term, Emerson officially announced that she would not join the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Republican</a>race for governor.<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jo_Ann_Emerson#cite_note-Keller_1-29-08-3" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[4]</a><h2 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.6em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); width: auto; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Money in politics</h2>This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. <crpcontribdata>cid=N00005090&cycle=2006</crpcontribdata><table class="prettytable" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19.2px; background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249);"><tbody><tr><th colspan="3" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em; background-color: rgb(242, 242, 242); text-align: center; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Links to more campaign contribution information for Jo Ann Emerson
from the Center for Responsive Politics' <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">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=N00005090" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">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=N00005090" style="text-decoration: none; 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padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">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=N00005090" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">Career totals</a></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); 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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; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">GFDL</a>.<h2 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.6em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); width: auto; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></h2><div><div class="headerWithIcons" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(132, 22, 40); margin: 2em 0px 0.2em; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><h2 style="margin: 2em 0px 0.2em; clear: left; display: inline;">Top 5 Contributors, 1996 - 2014</h2></div><div class="crpItem" style="margin-left: 25px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><table id="topContrib" class="datadisplay" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; padding: 0px; background-color: rgb(224, 230, 236); border: 1px solid rgb(95, 95, 95); min-width: 450px; border-collapse: collapse; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><thead><tr><th style="padding: 3px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Contributor</th><th style="padding: 3px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Total</th><th style="padding: 3px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Indivs</th><th style="padding: 3px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">PACs</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr class="rowTint" style="background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$79,803</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$0</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$79,803</td></tr><tr><td style="padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">National Beer Wholesalers Assn</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$79,000</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$0</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$79,000</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style="background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Sabreliner Corp</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$74,450</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$34,200</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$40,250</td></tr><tr><td style="padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">AT&T Inc</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$72,200</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$2,200</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$70,000</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style="background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">National Auto Dealers Assn</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$72,000</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$0</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$72,000</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="viewMoreText" style="text-align: right; font-style: italic; margin-right: 260px;"><a name="cont" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&cid=N00005090&type=I">...view more data</a></div></div><div class="headerWithIcons" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(132, 22, 40); margin: 2em 0px 0.2em; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><h2 style="margin: 2em 0px 0.2em; clear: left; display: inline;">Top 5 Industries, 1996 - 2014</h2></div><div class="crpItem" style="margin-left: 25px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><table id="topIndus" class="datadisplay" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; padding: 0px; background-color: rgb(224, 230, 236); border: 1px solid rgb(95, 95, 95); min-width: 450px; border-collapse: collapse; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><thead><tr><th style="padding: 3px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Industry</th><th style="padding: 3px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Total</th><th style="padding: 3px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Indivs</th><th style="padding: 3px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">PACs</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr class="rowTint" style="background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Crop Production & Basic Processing</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$665,588</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$347,129</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$318,459</td></tr><tr><td style="padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Health Professionals</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$475,599</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$223,599</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$252,000</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style="background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Insurance</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$452,362</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$31,226</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$421,136</td></tr><tr><td style="padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Retired</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$321,268</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$321,268</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$0</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style="background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Agricultural Services/Products</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$293,765</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$53,070</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$240,695</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div>=</div><h2 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.6em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); width: auto; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Articles and Resources</h2><h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 0.3em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-style: none; width: auto; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Related SourceWatch articles</h3><h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 0.3em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-style: none; width: auto; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Sources</h3><ol class="references" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px; margin: 0.3em 0px 0.5em 3.2em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li id="cite_note-0" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jo_Ann_Emerson#cite_ref-0" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2002/roll455.xml" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">Roll call vote</a>, Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.</li><li id="cite_note-1" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jo_Ann_Emerson#cite_ref-1" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> Matthew Davis, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4580299.stm" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">"Emotive power of US stem cell debate,"</a> BBC News, May 25, 2007.</li><li id="cite_note-2" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jo_Ann_Emerson#cite_ref-2" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> Jim McGovern, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://foodstampchallenge.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/05/speech_on_the_f.html" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">"Speech on the food stamp challenge,"</a> Congressional Food Stamp Challenge, May 21, 2007.</li><li id="cite_note-Keller_1-29-08-3" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jo_Ann_Emerson#cite_ref-Keller_1-29-08_3-0" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> Rudi Keller, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.semissourian.com/story/1307368.html" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">"Emerson won't join race for governor"</a>,The Southeast Missourian, retrieved January 29, 2008.</li></ol><h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 0.3em; 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blowback on defund of transparency led to withdraw

http://www.propublica.org/article/republicans-back-down-on-effort-to-defund-transparency-rule

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Representative Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO), District 8

“We need an energy policy that increases all forms of American energy, enhances

conservation, and invests in future fuels at the same time.”

Member, Congressional Coal Caucus1

In top 25% of House members receiving campaign cash from fossil fuel companies5

Coal Plants Polluting Emerson’s District23

New Madrid Power Plant (owner, Associated Electric Cooperative) in district.

• No mercury controls.

• No sulfur dioxide controls.

Rush Island Power Station (owner, Union Electric Company [a subsidiary of Ameren]),

within 100 miles of district.

• No mercury controls.

• Minimal nitrogen dioxide controls.

• No sulfur dioxide controls.

Labadie Power Station (owner, Union Electric Company [a subsidiary of Ameren]),

within 100 miles of district.

• No mercury controls.

• Minimal nitrogen dioxide controls.

• No sulfur dioxide controls.

There are 7 other coal-fired power plants located within 100 miles of District 8.

Impact Annually of These Three Coal Plants6

• Deaths: 237

• Heart Attacks: 369

• Asthma Attacks: 4,070

• Hospital Admissions: 172

• Chronic Bronchitis: 146

• Asthma ER Visits: 134

Yearly Costs:$1,859,966,0006

Coal Polluters Support Representative Emerson

Fossil fuel industry has given Emerson $246,961 since the 1998 election season. Coal donors include National Rural

Electric Cooperative Association ($61,303), Ameren Corporation ($38,750), and Peabody Energy ($31,050).7

Emerson Represents Coal Polluters

Emerson voted to stop EPA from reducing mercury and other toxic air pollution from cement plants.12

Coal Caucus members are threatening with a bill to strip EPA’s budget to reduce mercury pollution from coal-fired power

plants.14

Emerson cosponsored and voted yes on a bill to keep EPA from making coal companies reduce global warming pollution.2

Emerson voted yes to an amendment in the budget bill that would stop EPA from developing protections from coal ash

pollution.12

Emerson voted three times in support of coal-industry amendments on mountaintop removal mining.15

Jobs to Produce Power in Missouri

Wind and Solar: 2,09413,18

Coal: 2,1264
----<div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">A special EPA science panel would eventually level stinging criticisms at those studies for their poor design and sloppy implementation. Still, the conflicting results left the atrazine question at a standoff. That is when the company turned to the Data Quality Act -- and Jim J. Tozzi.</div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
</div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">'Working the Regulatory Process' </div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
</div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Syngenta could not have found a better advocate. Tozzi wrote the Data Quality Act and arranged for its congressional passage after the 2000 elections.</div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
</div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Today he is a Washington lobbyist and head of the Center for Regulatory Effectiveness, a watchdog group that specializes in data quality. Tozzi does not reveal his center's contributors, and the atrazine petition he filed does not have Syngenta's name on it. The petition names only the Kansas Corn Growers Association and the Triazine Network, a coalition formed in 1995 to defend atrazine and related herbicides. But Pastoor, Syngenta's head of human safety, said the company helped finance the petition process through contributions to another of Tozzi's businesses, a lobbying firm called Multinational Business Services.</div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
</div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Tozzi is "the master craftsman when it comes to working the regulatory process," said Ken Cook of the Washington-based Environmental Working Group. "He knows where the sensitive spots are and where to press and leave no fingerprints."</div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
</div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Once a self-described "bottom-tier" musician on the steamy New Orleans jazz circuit, Tozzi earned a degree in economics and rose to OMB deputy administrator under Ronald Reagan. Under his directorship, the OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs was the gatekeeper for virtually all proposed regulations dealing with public health and safety. It quickly became known as a bureaucratic "black hole," where proposed regulations went in for review and never came out, said Joan Claybrook, president of Public Citizen, a Washington-based consumer advocacy group.</div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
</div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Tozzi was at the OMB when evidence arose in the 1980s that giving aspirin to children with flu symptoms increased the risk of Reye's syndrome, a potentially fatal complication. A federal health agency recommended that aspirin containers bear warnings, but Tozzi said he was not satisfied the evidence was good enough. It took years for activists and Congress to force the labeling issue -- years in which almost 200 children died of Reye's. Today, with labeling, the syndrome is extremely rare.</div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
</div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">After leaving the government, Tozzi helped Philip Morris fight mounting evidence of the dangers of secondhand cigarette smoke. That is when he pioneered the tactic of attacking the science behind proposed regulations.</div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
</div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"The argument that it costs too much to protect people does not sell," said Thomas O. McGarity, a professor at the University of Texas Law School in Austin and president of the Washington-based Center for Progressive Regulation, a network of academics that supports regulatory action to protect health, safety and the environment. "But what does sell is this idea that the science is not good."</div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
</div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Science is ever evolving and often hobbled by uncertainty, but policymakers have long recognized this and relied on weight-of-evidence arguments in making regulations, according to McGarity, other activists and Clinton administration officials. They point out that DDT was banned despite lingering doubts about its role in the decline of birds. Many other substances, including vinyl chloride and asbestos, also were regulated before their full effects were known.</div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
</div><div>Tozzi, believing that the regulatory bar was too low, tried repeatedly to get Congress to pass legislation that would make it easier to challenge the science used to underpin regulations. Then, unable to receive broad congressional support, he crafted legislative language himself and gave it to Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.), a former lobbyist and onetime deputy director of communications for the National Republican Congressional Committee. The wording -- two sentences of 32 short lines -- directed the OMB to issue guidelines "ensuring and maximizing the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information . . . disseminated by Federal agencies."</div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
</div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Emerson slipped the sentences into the 712-page Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, which became the coming year's omnibus spending bill. Under pressure to wrap up the long-delayed budget, President Bill Clinton signed the huge bill on Dec. 21, 2000, nine days after the Supreme Court ruled that George W. Bush was to be the next president. It is not clear whether anyone in Congress other than Emerson and Sen. Richard C. Shelby (R-Ala.) knew about the buried language.</div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
</div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"We sandwiched this in between Jerry Ford's library and something else," Tozzi said. "Was it something that did not have hearings? Yes. Is it something that keeps me awake at night? No. Is it something that I would do again, exactly? Yes, you bet your ass I would. I would not even think about it, okay? Sometimes you get the monkey, and sometimes the monkey gets you."</div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
</div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Tozzi found even more reason to rejoice as Bush made a pivotal appointment to head the OIRA, Tozzi's old domain within OMB that would now handle data quality: John Graham, a risk-assessment specialist with a history of close ties to regulated industries.</div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
</div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"John Graham came in, and he did an unbelievable job," Tozzi said. "Better than I could have done had I been there myself."</div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
</div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Politicizing the Process </div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div><div>FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTIONJames H. Davidson believes in the First Amendment. The former college newspaper editor turned lawyer turned Senate aide is now one of the most powerful lobbyists in Washington.For two decades, Davidson has been the point man for the advertising industry in free speech issues. More recently his clients have also included food and beverage companies in alliance with advertisers. They have joined forces to lead the fight against the proposed government guidelines on sugar, salt and fat in food marketed to 2- to 17-year-olds.Davidson also says there is no proof that food marketing causes obesity, and without it, there is no legal basis for restricting the ads."The First Amendment protects this type of speech," he said.Other lobbyists pointed to the role of potentially unlimited political donations in explaining how industry has been able to so thoroughly defeat the proposed salt, sugar and fat guidelines.In 2009, Congress passed a measure proposed by Harkin and Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) to ask the FTC and three other agencies -- the CDC, the Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration -- to draft voluntary nutrition standards for children's food marketing. The two senators were motivated by studies showing that children develop lifelong preferences from watching ads that target them with saltier, sweeter foods than adults."We are calling on the food industry to tackle this threat and boldly reinvent the food marketplace," FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz said at a hearing in December 2009. As for kids' marketing, he noted, not only Congress but some companies wanted government guidance. "We will have such a uniform framework in place, we expect, by this summer," Leibowitz said.Summer came and went. Brownback left the Senate at the end of 2010. When the draft guidelines were finally published in April 2011 -- to praise from health groups -- business interests say they were shocked by the low sugar and salt suggestions."These are voluntary guidelines," Harkin said. "What's the industry so afraid of?" The companies said the recommendations could become requirements and kill marketing of 88 of the 100 most popular food products, including Cheerios, whole wheat bread and yogurt.The industry mobilized. Food and media companies hired Anita Dunn, former White House communications chief under Obama, to run media strategy. The industry created a group called the Sensible Food Policy Coalition. And it paid for a report that said the restrictions would result in 75,000 lost jobs and $28.6 billion in lost revenue to companies -- estimates based on the supposition that the guidelines would cut one in five food ads.Not true, government officials and public health advocates said, arguing that industry had five years to improve the products. A review of the report by three marketing professors for the website politifact.com and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution termed its findings "false."Nonetheless the report was widely circulated in Washington and repeatedly cited in letters to the administration signed by about 200 members of Congress from both parties. As the effort gained momentum, congressional staff members and lobbyists described calls and visits from chief executive officers of companies.The industry's campaign, lobbyists say, focused on Representative Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.) and Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), who chaired the appropriations subcommittee in each chamber that funded the FTC.Emerson knew Davidson, who had attended college in Missouri and who had worked for Senator Stuart Symington (D-Mo.). In an interview, Emerson said she opposed the food guidelines because they would inevitably become mandatory. She said she learned how that could hurt business while working for the National Restaurant Association in the early 1990s. "I felt very passionately about anything that's voluntary," she said.Last December, Emerson wrote the budget bill provision that stopped the guidelines, and she insisted on keeping the language as the bill moved through a House-Senate conference committee. It was a 55-word sentence in a 130-page omnibus budget bill, requiring the agencies to do a cost-benefit analysis of their recommendations before finishing the report. The agencies said such a requirement was unprecedented for a voluntary guideline and would prove far too expensive.In the Senate, a lobbyist involved with the issue told Reuters, Durbin simply needed to stay quiet so as not to make it a partisan issue and eventually nudge Harkin into accepting Emerson's House provision. A Durbin spokesman, Max Gleischman, said the senator agreed to the House language because the industry was moving to regulate itself.Durbin's home state of Illinois is home to Kraft. Its political action committee has been a regular contributor to his campaign committee, donating $14,000 since 2007."There was an outcry across the spectrum of the business community," said Dan Jaffe, executive vice president of the Association of National Advertisers. The proposal was too extreme, Jaffe said, and in the end, "It fell of its own weight."Said Jeff McIntyre, policy director for the advocacy group Children Now: "We just got beat. Money wins."Harkin also pointed to the power of corporate money. "They've scared some Democrats," he said in an interview. "It just shows you how heavy the lobbying is on the part of the industry."Food and beverage groups targeting the proposed marketing restrictions had given Harkin's campaign more than $75,000 from 2007 through 2009. In 2010, after he helped initiate the push for food marketing restrictions, they contributed nothing. They gave him only $3,000 in 2011.Comparing the last three years of the Bush administration to the first three years of Obama's, total campaign contributions from the more than 50 food and beverage groups and companies analyzed by Reuters were about the same. But during the Obama administration, the contributions increased substantially to some candidates who played key roles in warding off regulation.Klobuchar, whose state is home to a number of large food companies, benefitted most. Her campaign received more than $160,000 in donations from 19 food and beverage groups during the last three years, double what they had given her in the three years prior. Her spokesman said there is no link between the donations and policy.Food companies tripled their contributions to Emerson, who received more than $88,000 from the groups from 2009 through 2011. She received $39,000 in 2010 alone as she was poised to become chair of a key House appropriations subcommittee.Emerson said most Republicans probably got more contributions when they became the House majority. However, the Reuters analysis shows the food and beverage groups strongly favored Republicans over Democrats, both before and after the 2010 election. On average over the last six years, they gave GOP political committees $2 for every $1 donated to Democrats.The FTC issued a statement after the budget provision passed: "Congress has clearly changed its mind about what it would like the Interagency Working Group to do with regard to the report on food marketed to children."On March 5, FTC Chairman Leibowitz, answering a congressman's question in a hearing, said the effort to write voluntary food standards was no longer an agency priority."It's probably time to move on," he said.</div>

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