Steve Knight Chose Oil and Gas Donors Over California Safety for Years
Once again, vulnerable Congressman Steve Knight’s extreme negligence is on display. In 2014, Knight voted against a bill that the San Diego Union-Tribune’s Editorial Board said could have mitigated the disastrous effects of the Porter Ranch gas leak, now called the worst in U.S. history.
But that wasn’t the first vote Knight cast protecting the oil and gas companies that bankroll him from following safety rules. During his time in the California State Legislature, Knight voted against safety guidelines in response to the San Bruno Pipeline Explosion, voted against raising civil penalties for pipeline safety rule-breaking, and voted against a bill that would make oil and gas companies responsible for environmental damage – not taxpayers.
And even at the height of the Porter Ranch crisis, Knight had the audacity to vote to limit victims’ ability to get justice for corporate wrongdoing.
“Steve Knight’s negligence with the Porter Ranch gas leak has exposed his long record of putting oil and gas companies before the safety of his constituents,” said Barb Solish of the DCCC. “The people of California’s 25th District deserve a member of Congress who will put their safety first.”