But the League of Conservation Voters gave him a 14 percent lifetime score for his votes against numerous environmental bills. While he voted in 2020 to support greater regulation of "forever chemicals," also known as PFAS or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, he voted against closing a loophole in the Clean Water Act that allows companies to discharge unlimited amounts of PFAS into waterways.
"A 14 percent lifetime score is not what you want from someone who could potentially be charged with protecting the air we breathe, protecting the water we drink and fighting the climate crisis," said Tiernan Sittenfeld, senior vice president for government affairs at the League of Conservation Voters...
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