Harrison Talks Green, Slams Fossella And Cheney

By Elizabeth Benjamin  
Daily News

Here's Democrat Steve Harrison, who's taking another crack at trying to unseat Rep. Vito Fossella, at a protest outside the Staten Island Republican's fundraiser yesterday at which VP Dick Cheney was the special guest.

In the video, Harrison uses environmentalism as a motivator for ousting Republicans like his opponents from office, praises people from the Sierra Club and the League of Conservation Voters who "support the Earth" and "support candidates who support the Earth."

"What we're looking at across here is something that's for Vito Fossella," Harrison says. "it's a fundraiser by Koch Industries, which is one of the worst pollutors in the history of the United States and possibly the world, has been hit by some of the largest fines that have ever been given out for pollution in the United States.


And who's accepting the money from them? And who's going to be beholden to them in the future should he be elected? That's Vito Fossella."

Harrison goes on to assail Cheney and his history with Halliburton, adding: "We know how he feels about the environment. And who is Vito Fossella going to be beholden to if he's elected will be Dick Cheney. We can't allow that to happen."

The fundraiser was held at the home of David Koch, the executive VP of Koch Industries, which has major gas and oil holdings.

Councilman Domenic Recchia is also raising money for a likely primary against Harrison for the Democratic nod to challenge Fossella, although he has yet to formally announce his candidacy.

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