The ads accuse Abraham of voting consistently to weaken clean air laws. In the 1995-96 session, for example, he sponsored a bill that would have prohibited the Environmental Protection Agency from enforcing some clean air laws for two years. We're attempting to encourage grassroots lobbying and making sure people know what the facts are. It's very important this election cycle and we need to weigh in on it. The American Civil Liberties Union started running its first-ever television ads in Michigan this month, targeting Abraham on the issue of racial profiling.
Similar ads target races in Virginia and Kentucky.
The Sierra Club and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's National Voter Fund are paying for the ad. More and more, children here are taking respirators to school along with their books. That's why I've been so disappointed with Senator Spencer Abraham lately. His record on health and environmental issues has been a disaster for Detroit families. In the Senate, he's been one of the polluters' most reliable votes.