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Pete Visclosky's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Environment

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With rare exceptions, Vote Smart displays interest group ratings as a 0-100 percentage. While many interest groups use percentages as ratings to begin with, please note that Vote Smart has translated some ratings to a percentage from a different rating system for consistency and ease in understanding. Please visit the group's website, email us at ratings@votesmart.org or call our Voter Information Hotline at 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.

13%
2015-2016
16%
2013-2014
14%
2011-2012
33%
2007-2008
33%
2005-2006
25%
2003-2004
90%
2003-2004
90%
2003-2004
88%
2003
50%
1999-2000
50%
1999-2000
100
2007
67%
2005
100%
2003-2004
60%
2001-2002
100%
2004
100%
2017-2018
100%
2017-2018
100%
2019
100%
2018
100%
2017
100%
2016
100%
2015
83%
2013
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011
86%
2009-2010
80%
2009
94%
2007-2008
100%
2007
86%
2005-2006
100%
2004
64%
2015
20%
2014
25%
2013
33%
2012
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015
93%
2014
91%
2013
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
84%
2011
93%
2009
85%
2008
92%
2020
94%
2018
100%
2017
100%
2017
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015
100%
2015
89%
2014
89%
2013-2014
89%
2013-2014
92%
2013
86%
2011-2012
86%
2011-2012
0%
2006-2012
0%
2006-2012
95%
2020
98%
2019-2020
83%
2019
100%
2019
94%
2018
82%
2018
97%
2017-2018
100%
2017
81%
2017
80%
2016
100%
2016
97%
2015-2016
78%
2014
90%
2013-2014
77%
2013
89%
2013
89%
2012
76%
2012
89%
2011-2012
75%
2011
89%
2011
73%
2010
100%
2010
92%
2009-2010
86%
2009
85%
2007-2008
85%
2007
92%
2006
72%
2005
77%
2003-2004
70%
2003
59%
2001-2002
80%
1999-2000
88%
1999
72%
1998
69%
1997
81%
1995-1996
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