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League of Conservation Voters Releases Congressional Scorecard

By Dan Hendrick
Created 02/21/2008 - 11:12pm

The League of Conservation Voters [1] on Thursday released its annual scorecard, which shows that New York's House and Senate delegates are more favorable to environmental legislation than most parts of the country. League of Conservation Voters President Gene KarpinskiLeague of Conservation Voters President Gene Karpinski

Of the state's 29 House members, 23 scored 85 or above. Four earned 100 percent ratings: Rep. Carolyn Maloney [2] of Manhattan/Queens; Reps. Tim Bishop [3], Steve Israel [4] and Carolyn McCarthy [5] , of Long Island. Rep. Tom Reynolds [6], who represents a large section of northwestern New York, ranked lowest in the state, with just 5 percent.

On the Senate side. Sen Charles Schumer [7] earned a 93 percent score, while Sen. Hilary Clinton [8] had 73 percent.

The average score in New York was 83 for the House and 80 for the Senate, compared with 53 and 52, respectively, nationwide.

Click here for the complete scorecard [9] or here for a quick synopsis by the Daily Politics [10] blog.



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