Author: Peter Wray
The recent scorecard from the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) reveals that three members of Congress in the Allegheny Group’s area finally hit rock bottom in 2005.

In the table below are listed the LCV’s scores for 2005, along with scores for the 107th and 108th Congresses.

Member Dist 2005 108th 107th

Doyle (D)14 61 74 68

Murtha (D)12 56 55 41

English  3 6 19 32

Hart  4 0 3 14

Murphy 18 0 3 -

Peterson  5 0 6 5

For their 2005 scorecard the LCV considered 18 key environmental votes. Doyle slipped primarily on energy issues, as did Murtha. The most dramatic decline has been that of English, while Hart, Murphy, and Peterson stayed close to the Bush administration’s wishes.

The score for Senators was based on 20 votes, with Santorum managing to rise from a zero in the 108th Congress to 10 pct in 2005.

Member 2005 108th 107th

Specter 28 52

Santorum 10 0 4

The entire scorecard and details of the votes can be downloaded at www.lcv.org.