Senator Sherrod Brown fights for Ohioans as Jim Renacci sells out clean air, water & land to corporate polluters & his fellow Washington lobbyists
Washington, D.C. – Lobbyist-turned-Congressman Jim Renacci would threaten Ohio’s clean air, water, and growing clean energy economy if elected to the U.S. Senate – and the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) Victory Fund will be out in force to ensure Ohioans know that Senator Sherrod Brown is the only candidate who will fight for our health and environment.
LOBBYIST JIM RENACCI:
X Repeatedly voted to slash funding to protect clean drinking water
X Opposed efforts to restore funding to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and voted to eliminate safeguards to prevent invasive species from invading Lake Erie
X Voted to gut the Environmental Protection Agency and severely weaken its ability to enforce clean air, clean water, and public health safeguards
X Was still a registered lobbyist when elected to Congress and failed to disclose nearly $50,000 in donations
X Has a pathetic 3 percent lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard
SENATOR SHERROD BROWN:
✓ Champions clean water, including having two bills signed into law to protect drinking water from lead contamination
✓ Fights to protect Lake Erie from toxic algae, including working across the aisle to pass the Drinking Water Protection Act
✓ Secured funding for the first-ever wind farm in Lake Erie and supports expanding clean, renewable energy jobs in Ohio and across the country
✓ Stands up to Big Oil and the Koch Brothers by pushing to repeal billions in tax breaks for polluting special interests
✓ Has a stellar 93 percent lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard
“Jim Renacci is out of step with Ohio and has no business representing us in the U.S. Senate,” said Aryeh Alex, Director of the Ohio Environmental Council Action Fund. “While Senator Sherrod Brown has been a champion for clean water – passing bills to fight lead contamination and working to clean up Lake Erie, which supports 124,000 Ohio jobs – Renacci’s voting record shows he only cares about making profits for the polluting special interests who fund his campaigns.”
“Ohioans have a clear choice this November between Sherrod Brown, who has worked with both parties to protect clean water and to build a renewable energy economy, and lobbyist Jim Renacci who doesn’t care about our communities,” said Pete Maysmith, LCV Victory Fund Senior Vice President for Campaigns.“Renacci would be one of the most anti-environmental members of the U.S. Senate – he’s simply too extreme for Ohio.”