Conservation Voters Score Turner a Goose Egg
Despite short time in Congress, Forest Hills' Rep. manages to raise hackles of NYLCV.
U.S. Rep. Bob Turner, R-Forest Hills, received the lowest possible score on the New York League of Conservation Voters scorecard on Tuesday.
Turner, who was only eligible during the last three-and-a-half months of 2011, nevertheless managed to vote against nine of the league’s targeted bills during 2011’s legislative session.
The LCV weighed more than 30 bills for consideration in 2011 as a part of a Congress member’s score. Turner was sworn in after most of the bills had already been debated.
During the first part of 2011, former Rep. Anthony Weiner received a score of 88. The only bill he voted against while still sitting in the Ninth District was a bill on pesticide pollution. He was also absent during a climate change adaptation vote that was occurring as his Twitter scandal unfolded.
Elsewhere in Queens, U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman received a score of 94, and Long Island Representative Peter King, who campaigned strongly with Turner, received a 14.
“Unfortunately, a number of New York delegation members are not heeding their constituents' calls for environmental progress,” said NYLCV President Marcia Bystryn. “We look forward to working with these lower-scoring members, as well as the New York delegation as a whole, to transition our nation to clean-energy economy and more sustainable future."
National LCV President Gene Karpinski called accused the 2011 House of Representatives of a “breathtaking and unprecedented assault on the environment and public health.”
Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand both received the highest possible scores — 100 — for their work in the Senate.
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