TheMiddleClass.org
Since 2003, the non-partisan Drum Major Institute for Public Policy (DMI) has issued annual scorecards analyzing the impact of domestic legislation on America’s current and aspiring middle class, and evaluating Members of Congress based on their votes on this legislation. You can view Peter Roskam’s scorecard here.
Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
The Shriver Center’s Poverty Scorecard rates every Member of Congress on how they voted on anti-poverty legislation. You can see Peter Roskam’s scorecard here.
League of Conservation Voters
For 30 years, the non-partisan LCV Scorecard has been the nationally accepted yardstick used to gauge how members of Congress voted on key energy and environmental issues. The majority of the 11 Senate and 13 House votes in the 2008 Scorecard are energy votes that presented Congress with a real choice: chart a bold new course that puts Americans back to work, saves families money at the gas pump and on home heating bills, improves our national security, and protects the planet for future generations; or, continue the disastrous energy policies of the last eight years that have benefited only the oil industry. Peter Roskam’s LCV scorecard can be found here.
American Civil Liberties Union
The ACLU Congressional Scorecard provides you with a quick summary of important civil liberties measures and how your elected officials have voted. By looking at their actual voting record, you can go beyond the soundbites that characterize much of today’s campaigns to better understand your elected officials’ positions. Peter Roskam’s civil liberties scorecard is here. (You have to enter your 6th district zip code).
Human Rights Campaign
Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans, allies, friends, families and co-workers have the power to decide whether to move forward or lose ground. The Human Rights Campaign wants to provide you with information on how your elected officials have voted on issues of equality. The scorecard is located here.
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO (AFSCME)
AFSCME selects a few roll-call votes from the hundreds cast by members of Congress every session. In choosing these votes, AFSCME attempts to fairly represent a lawmaker’s position on issues determined to be important to AFSCME members — first and foremost as workers, but also as citizens and union brothers and sisters. The scorecard for Peter Roskam and the rest of the Illinois delegation can be found here.
NETWORK – A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby
NETWORK is a progressive voice within the Catholic community that has been influencing Congress in favor of peace and justice for more than 30 years.Through lobbying and legislative advocacy, they strive to close the gap between rich and poor and to dismantle policies rooted in racism, greed and violence. The NETWORK scorecard can be viewed here.
