Adam Beitman, adam.beitman@sierraclub.org or 202-670-5585
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SPOKANE, WA -- Today, Cathy McMorris Rodgers was added onto the list of Congressional representatives the Sierra Club is working to oust as part of its “Fossil Fools 2018” campaign. Fossil Fools is an aggressive midterm electoral ad campaign, launched last week by the Sierra Club Political Committee, targeting nearly a dozen incumbent Congressional Republicans and candidates for defeat.
McMorris Rodgers joined the list of “Fossil Fools” thursday because, like them, she has made her allegiance to corporate polluters clear by voting repeatedly against climate action and clean air and water protections. Congresswoman McMorris Rodgers has an abysmal 3% environmental voting record according to the League of Conservation Voters Scorecard, and she voted with the environment 0% of the time last year. Since first running for Congress, she has taken $464,890 from oil and gas interests.
“Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers and her fellow Fossil Fools in Congress vote day in and day out with corporate polluters instead of their constituents, allowing polluters to defile clean air and water with impunity while ignoring the climate crisis,” said Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune. “Fortunately, voters have an opportunity to vote out the Fossil Fools in November and elect leaders who will boldly rewrite the rules of the economy so it works for our families, the middle class, and our kids again.”
Voters can learn more about the Fossil Fools and McMorris Rogers and on FossilFools2018.com.
The Fossil Fools website is accompanied by an aggressive social media and digital ad buy nationwide in the Fossil Fools’ districts, including Washington’s 5th congressional district, informing their constituents of how frequently these candidates vote with polluters instead of families and our kids.
“Our aggressive ad campaign will make clear to the people of Washington State that Cathy McMorris Rodgers is a Fossil Fool who will do anything to help polluters instead of her constituents,” said Sierra Club National Political Director Ariel Hayes. “There’s more to come, so stay tuned.”
As part of the Sierra Club Political Committee’s ongoing 2018 Fossil Fools campaign, additional, targeted ad buys will be announced in the future.
McMorris Rodgers joins a list of Fossil Fools in the House of Representatives including Reps Barbara Comstock (VA-10), Dana Rohrabacher (CA-48), Tom McClintock (CA-04), Steve Knight (CA-25), David Brat (VA-07), Mike Coffman (CO-06), Peter Roskam (IL-06), and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05).
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