"Shut down the federal EPA." If you are an Iowan who likes dirty air, dirty water and unlimited quantities of harmful pollution, you are in luck. There is a Senate candidate in your home state who you are going to love: Joni Ernst.
Besides proposing to shut down the EPA, Ernst is Dirty Denier$ who has claimed that "global temperature shifts are a result of long-term cyclical patterns rather than the result of man-made activities." She believes the Clean Water Act is a "business-damaging" law, though Iowans know it is essential for protecting rivers and streams -- you know the exact waterbodies that water Iowa's crops and feed many in our nation. If Ernst had her way, factory farms would be able to release unlimited quantities of nitrates, which can cause cancer and miscarriages, into Iowa's water supply.
Luckily for Iowa voters, there is another candidate who is Running Clean. Congressman Bruce Braley has been a strong supporter of clean energy, clean water and action on climate change. Braley understands that "climate disruption is real" and that "Reducing our carbon output is not only necessary for the health of the planet, it's an opportunity to continue to improve the health of the Iowa economy." Braley has been especially focused on Iowa's strong wind energy and biofuel industries. He has sponsored legislation to improve worker training in clean energy jobs, to extend wind energy tax credits and to end Big Oil tax breaks in favor of clean energy investment. Braley also understands how important clean water is to our families and Iowa's agricultural community.
It's no surprise who the oil billionaire Koch Brothers are supporting in this contest. Americans for Prosperity, which receives substantial funding from the Kochs, spent $688,805 on pro-Ernst television ads between June and mid-September. Ernst credits the Koch brothers, not Iowans with her career in politics. Don't believe us? Listen here.
Iowa voters need to know the truth about Joni Ernst. She is an extremist when it comes to environmental protection. Mainstream Iowa voters value the land and water that are essential to their way of life. If they want to see those resources protected, they will remember that Bruce Braley is the only candidate who is Running Clean.