The Hochul Dossier, Volume II

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With a iating of S4%, Bochul was scoieu the 22nu-most enviionmentally unfiienuly
Bouse Bemociat, accoiuing to the League of Conseivation voteis's 2u12 Scoiecaiu.
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Bochul consistently suppoiteu 9:; ,+,153 4&)+* to
<10&& -"1 "0& in offshoie wateis anu piotecteu lanus.

o Bochul suppoiteu u0P effoits to *$"1.=#01#%0. ,>,#%.0/, 1,/0,( )+< *.)1.
("1? 022,<0).,&3 "+ .$, @,3*."+, AB ;04,&0+, anu to aggiessively
,>4&"0. .$, +).0"+C* "0& *$)&, 1,*"%1#,*,
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in a bill that also openeu the
D1#.0# E).0"+)& F0&<&0-, G,-%5,.
! Accoiuing to the League of Conseivation voteis, the bill "Incieases
oui oil uepenuence by manuating uiilling in the piistine Aictic
National Wilulife Refuge, along the Atlantic anu Pacific Coasts, in the
eastein uulf of Nexico, anu in the Rocky Nountain West. At the same
time, it weakens the alieauy inauequate iules goveining off-shoie
uiilling. This bill manuates appioval of the haimful Keystone XL tai
sanus pipeline uespite the fact it has alieauy been uenieu by the
Piesiuent, lacks a ioute, anu woulu inciease eneigy piices in much of
the Niuwest."
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o Even assuming the Keystone Pipeline was a "job cieatoi," Bochul voteu to
?,,4 "0& *$)&, 41"/0*0"+* 0+ .$, H0&&,
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even though theie was no way to
cieate jobs because the technology to obtain eneigy piofitably uoes not
exist.
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o Bochul voteu against Piesiuent 0bama anu with Bouse Republicans foi the
9:; "--*$"1, <10&&0+5 4&)+
/0
Iwhat the League of Conseivation voteis
calleu a J50/,)()3 ." H05 "0&8K
vii


o She voteu to 1"&& H)#? :H)2) D<20+0*.1).0"+ 1,-"12* on leasing feueial
lanus foi oil anu gas uiilling.
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o She voteu against an amenument to halt "0& <10&&0+5 "-- .$, :1,5"+ #")*..
ix


o She voteu to allow oil companies applying foi feueial uiilling leases to
(0.$$"&< 0+-"12).0"+ )H"%. ,>,#%.0/, H"+%*,*.
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o Bochul voteu foi a Republican bill to ,>4)+< $)1<1"#? 20+0+5IJ.$,
+).0"+C* ."4 .">0# 4"&&%.,1KI"+ -,<,1)& &)+<*L )+< ." 1,*.10#. .$, 4,10"<
)&&"(,< -"1 -,<,1)& 1,/0,(8
>0

! Accoiuing to the auvocacy oiganization Eaithwoiks, the bill woulu
have "stiip|peuj away key piotections foi public health, watei anu
communities."
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Bochul suppoiteu numeious bills ." &020. "1 1"&& H)#? .$, M;DC* )%.$"10.3
unuei the Clean Aii anu Clean Watei Acts.

o She voteu foi a Republican eneigy bill
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that nonpaitisan public health
oiganizations, incluuing the Ameiican Beait Association, the Ameiican Lung
Association, anu the Ameiican Peuiatiic Association, saiu woulu have
"5%..,< .$, 7&,)+ D01 D#.."
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o She voteu to 1,4,)& ,20**0"+* *.)+<)1<* -"1 #,2,+. 2)+%-)#.%1,1*,
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a
bill that was opposeu by the White Bouse
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anu ovei 12u giassioots
enviionmental oiganizations.
xvii

! Accoiuing to a lettei signeu by those oiganizations, "By allowing an
inciease in the amounts of toxic aii pollutants anu fine paiticles that
cement plants emit, B.R. 2681 woulu &0.,1)&&3 ?0&& )+< *0#?,+
.$"%*)+<* "- D2,10#)+* ,/,13 3,)1."
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o She voteu foi a Republican bill ostensibly iegulating "faim uust"
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but
which woulu have, accoiuing to the Sieiia Club, alloweu "inuustiial souices . .
. to emit %+&020.,< 4)1.0#&, 4"&&%.0"+."
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o She voteu foi a measuie to 41"$0H0. M;D 7&,)+ F).,1 D#. 1,/0,( of
piojects appioveu by the Aimy Coips of Engineeis.
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o Bochul voteu foi a *32H"&0# JH"1<,1 *,#%10.3 H0&&K .$). *,1/,< "+&3 ."
0+.,1-,1, (0.$ -,<,1)& ,+-"1#,2,+. ,--"1.* ($0&, $)120+5 .$,
,+/01"+2,+.8
>>00

! BBS actually opposeu the bill, which limiteu agencies' uiscietion,
closeu off public input,
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anu thatas one of the most conseivative
blogs on the Inteinet noteuuestioyeu piecious enviionmental
iesouices.
xxiv

! Bochul *4,#0-0#)&&3 /".,< ." 1,.)0+ the high-piofile piovision
allowing BBS to waive key enviionmental laws along the southein
boiuei.
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Bochul iepeateuly voteu to H&"#? funuing foi
1,+,()H&, ,+,153 )+< #&02)., #$)+5, 1,*"%1#,*:

o She /".,< )5)0+*. NOPP 20&&0"+ in funuing foi #&,)+L )&.,1+).0/, ,+,153
.,#$+"&"53.
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o She voteu to H&"#? M+,153 6,4)1.2,+. -%+<* -"1 0+.,1+).0"+)& ,+,153
,--0#0,+#3 )+< 1,+,()H&, ,+,153 piogiams.
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o She was one of only six Bouse Bemociats who voteu to *.104 NQP 20&&0"+
-1"2 .$, 6:M M+,153 M--0#0,+#3 )+< G,+,()H&, M+,153 account,
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which subsiuizeu winu anu solai eneigy piogiams.

o She voteu to block funus foi the R8S8=7$0+) 7&,)+ M+,153 G,*,)1#$
7,+.,1.
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o She was "+, "- "+&3 .$1,, !"%*, 6,2"#1).* who voteu to *.104 -%+<0+5
-"1 .$, E:DDC* J7&02)., ;"1.)&K 41"51)2 to map anu iecoiu extieme
climate conuitions.
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! The piogiam "pioviue|uj iesouices to state anu local uecisionmakeis
to assist them in making theii communities moie iesilient to extieme
weatheiclimate events."
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With a iating of S4%, Bochul was scoieu the 22nu-least enviionmentally fiienuly Bouse Bemociat,
accoiuing to the League of Conseivation voteis's 2u12 Scoiecaiu. http:www.lcv.oigScoiecaiu-2u12.puf
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http:votesmait.oigbill14661S82771292S8authoiizes-uevelopment-of-oil-shale-iesouices#.0-
6BwIBuvlw
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http:www.lcv.oigissueslcv-legislative-letteisletteishi-S4u8hi7.puf
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http:cleik.house.govevs2u12iolluS9.xml
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http:www.piogiessivepunch.oigvote.htm;jsessioniu=BAC8FuSA988BC8E6B42868B246E8uSSB.vote=72
221; http:polis.house.govuploaueufilesenviionmental_suppoit_foi_polis_oil_shale_amenument.puf
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https:www.govtiack.uscongiessvotes112-2u12hS11
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http:www.lcv.oigissueslcv-legislative-letteisletteishi-6u82-oppose-yet-anothei.puf
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http:votesmait.oigbill1SSu94u7181292S8uomestic-eneigy-anu-jobs-act#.0-SSNoBuvlx;
http:votesmait.oigbillvotes4u718#.0-S9u4Buvlw
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http:www.piogiessivepunch.oigvote.htm;jsessioniu=B9S1S8SE66EuBSAABSu4B2ESu92EB8u8.vote=67
u; https:www.govtiack.uscongiessvotes112-2u11h476
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http:www.voteipunch.oigvote.htm;jsessioniu=7FE67B6S4BFAB421S112741BB7SF7SAB.vote=664&topi
c=u14&membei=412SS4; https:www.govtiack.uscongiessvotes112-2u11h47u
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http:votesmait.oigbill1SS824112S1292S8national-stiategic-anu-ciitical-mineials-piouuction-act-
of-2u12#.0-SSpoBuvlx; http:votesmait.oigbillvotes4112S#.0-SSWoBuvlw
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http:www.eaithwoiksaction.oigfilespublicationsBR44u2_Factsheet.puf
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http:votesmait.oigbill1SSu94u7181292S8uomestic-eneigy-anu-jobs-act#.0-SSNoBuvlx;
http:votesmait.oigbillvotes4u718#.0-S9u4Buvlw
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http:uemociats.eneigycommeice.house.govsitesuefaultfilesuocumentsBR-448u-Bealth-uioups-
0pposition-Lettei-2u12-6-14.puf
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http:votesmait.oigbillvotesS6881; http:votesmait.oigbillvotesS6881
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http:www.whitehouse.govsitesuefaultfilesomblegislativesap112saphi22Su-
2681_2u111uuS.puf
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http:www.usclimatenetwoik.oigpolicyiesouice-uatabaseovei-12u-giassioots-oiganizations-
oppose-h.i.22Su-2681
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http:www.usclimatenetwoik.oigpolicyiesouice-uatabaseovei-12u-giassioots-oiganizations-
oppose-h.i.22Su-2681
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http:votesmait.oigbill14197S74S11292S8limits-iegulation-of-faim-uust#.0-6IxYBuvlx;
http:votesmait.oigbillvotesS74S1#.0-6Ii4Buvlw
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http:www.usclimatenetwoik.oigiesouice-uatabaseoppose-h.i.-16SS-sieiia-club-lettei-12.u6.11

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https:beta.congiess.govamenument112th-congiesshouse-amenument1491;
http:scoiecaiu.lcv.oigioll-call-vote2u12-S97-clean-watei-safeguaius
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http:www.attheeuges.com2u12u61Smisleauing-hi-2S78-conseivation-anu-economic-giowth-act;
http:votesmait.oigbillvotes4u861#.0-6Cf4Buvlw
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http:www.whitehouse.govsitesuefaultfilesomblegislativesap112saphi2S78i_2u12u618.puf
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http:www.ieustate.comuiaiyseiobinson2u12u61Somnibus-wilueiness-uebacle-aheau-sealaska-
lanu-giab
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https:beta.congiess.govamenument112th-congiesshouse-amenument1289;
http:scoiecaiu.lcv.oigioll-call-vote2u12-S8S-public-lanu-giab-feueial-police-agentss
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http:www.voteipunch.oigvote.htm.topic=N1&vote=7S4&membei=4uuu89;
https:www.govtiack.uscongiessvotes112-2u11hS41
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http:www.piogiessivepunch.oigvote.htm;jsessioniu=1EB7CC2u1S4AB18FC26EEB7A8SSSuE7B.vote=78
9; https:www.govtiack.uscongiessvotes112-2u11hS96
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https:beta.congiess.govamenument112th-congiesshouse-amenument1177;
https:www.govtiack.uscongiessvotes112-2u12hSu9
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https:beta.congiess.govamenument112th-congiesshouse-amenument121S;
https:www.govtiack.uscongiessvotes112-2u12hS19
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https:beta.congiess.govamenument112th-congiesshouse-amenument1u4S;
https:www.govtiack.uscongiessvotes112-2u12h2u9
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http:www.washingtonpost.comblogscapital-weathei-gangposthouse-slashes-funuing-foi-noaa-
climate-website2u12uS1ugIQATB7SF0_blog.html