August 9, 2004

Kirk Receives Failing Grade from Public Interest Group

Once again, Mark Kirk received a grade of less than 50% from IPIRG, the Illinois Public Interest Research Group, one of the premier non-partisan public interest organizations that is active in this state. Kirk voted for environmental and consumer legislation only 48% of the time, according to the 2004 IPIRG scorecard. In previous years, his score has been as low as 33%, and his lifetime score is 44%.

Lee Goodman, Kirk’s Democratic opponent, is a staunch advocate for the environment and for consumer issues. He has been outspoken in promoting environmental protection. He has also worked to prosecute violators of consumer fraud laws. “The voters in this district deserve someone who really works for people, not just someone who pretends to,” said Goodman.

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