Maurice Hinchey: “we did see them in New York State, and there were advertisements that were put forth principally on Long Island; and…”

“we did see them in New York State, and there were advertisements that were put forth principally on Long Island; and they, of course, were deceitful. They were deceitful in a variety of ways. First of all, they pretended that the proponent of those ads, the beneficiary of those ads, was one who had a sound record in environmental protection when we know that the environmental record of Governor George W. Bush in Texas is an abysmal record. In the air quality arena alone, for example, the city of Houston now has surpassed Los Angeles with the worst air quality in the country, as a result of the fact that Governor Bush has vetoed every attempt to pass sound environmental control legislation in the State and turned his back on environmental quality in the State generally. Furthermore, the ads that the gentleman is talking about now, which were allowed as part of the Tax Code, those ads that the gentleman very appropriately brought to our attention today and which are allowed in a section of the Tax Code are totally deceitful and point out the reason why we need campaign finance reform and point out the illegitimacy of this proposal.”