As he continues to take more of their money than any other candidate in the country, a new report released today by the anti-job League of Conservation Voters (LCV) shows that liberal Senator Jon Tester is also among their most reliable allies in Washington.
The LCV — a radical environmentalist group currently leading efforts to obstruct the popular Keystone XL pipeline — today released a report which reveals that, as he bankrolls his re-election campaign with their money, Senator Tester has become an even closer ally of environmental interests in Washington, scoring 91 percent loyalty to their anti-job agenda so far in the 112th Congress, up from 83 percent in the 111th Congress.
"Senator Tester has taken more money from these environmental obstructionists than anyone else, so it's no surprise that he's supporting their anti-job agenda in Washington more than ever," said Rehberg spokesman Chris Bond. "Despite claiming to support the Keystone XL pipeline, Tester is walking in lockstep with the same anti-job obstructionists standing in its way, but sadly this is the type of hypocrisy folks in Montana have come to expect from Senator Jon Tester."
Tester's ties to controversial anti-job environmental obstructionists have come under increasing scrutiny recently, as Politico reported that the LCV — which is leading the opposition to the job-creating Keystone XL pipeline — has funneled more money to Tester's re-election campaign than to any other candidate in the country. And CBS Montana reported last week that, "one of [Tester's] biggest donors is the League of Conservation (LCV) voters, with donations totalling more than $250,000."
It was also revealed recently that — in addition to being the number-one recipient of lobbyist campaign cash of any Washington politician during the 2012 election cycle — Tester has taken more campaign cash from radical environmentalists than any other member of the Senate this election cycle.
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