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Is your Congressman on the take from the coal industry? Find out here: (Original Post) ProfessionalLeftist Mar 2013 OP
Barbara Boxer $86,000 nt NYC_SKP Mar 2013 #1
Dianne Feinstein: Le Taz Hot Mar 2013 #2
Inhofe plcdude Mar 2013 #3
*Chucklenuts* Schumer november3rd Mar 2013 #4
I'm from Kentucky. I don't even need to look. Generation_Why Mar 2013 #5
and I'm from West Virginia, a whole owned subsidiary of Massy Energy 1-Old-Man Mar 2013 #6
This area would be slightly better with the whole Massey clan in prison. nt Generation_Why Mar 2013 #11
Bernie: $8,750, Leahy: $16,200, Welch: $48,200 cali Mar 2013 #7
Bill Nelson (FL) - $290,767 magellan Mar 2013 #8
You won't find anyone who hasn't had campaign contributions MineralMan Mar 2013 #9
how much they take does matter cali Mar 2013 #12
All you have to do is look at their votes on that site. MineralMan Mar 2013 #13
I looked up Franken and he took a small amount from those sources. cali Mar 2013 #14
Yep, all three Republicans here in Georgia. RebelOne Mar 2013 #10

MineralMan

(146,308 posts)
9. You won't find anyone who hasn't had campaign contributions
Fri Mar 22, 2013, 12:15 PM
Mar 2013

from coal and oil interests. The only thing that matters is how your reps voted. That information is also available there.

Advocacy sites...always looking for the worst.

 

cali

(114,904 posts)
12. how much they take does matter
Fri Mar 22, 2013, 12:31 PM
Mar 2013

From that site:

Once again, a group of Senators, spearheaded by Hoeven and Baucus, has released a new bill to push for approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. And, following the clear pattern set by their colleagues, the co-sponsors of this new bill have enjoyed massive contributions from the fossil fuel industry.

MineralMan

(146,308 posts)
13. All you have to do is look at their votes on that site.
Fri Mar 22, 2013, 12:36 PM
Mar 2013

I'm in Minnesota's 4th Congressional District, and both of my Senators and my representative have gotten campaign contributions from energy companies and oil interests. Yet, their voting record clearly demonstrates a lack of influence from those contributions. The problem with the website is that it emphasizes the donations, rather than the voting actions.

Energy interests donate to everyone who runs. That's no surprise. Yes, they donate more to those who vote their way, but they donate to all. Advocacy websites often distort the true picture. Even Bernie Sanders has donations from these interests.

Condemn those who vote consistently for energy interests over other interests. But just getting donations indicates nothing.

As you can tell, I'm not much for simply accepting advocacy organization information. Instead, I look at what actually matters.

 

cali

(114,904 posts)
14. I looked up Franken and he took a small amount from those sources.
Fri Mar 22, 2013, 02:28 PM
Mar 2013

And Bernie has under $9,000. If you really don't think that taking hundreds of thousands or millions from those sources impacts how lawmakers vote, I've got a bridge you'd love.

RebelOne

(30,947 posts)
10. Yep, all three Republicans here in Georgia.
Fri Mar 22, 2013, 12:24 PM
Mar 2013

Phil Gingrey $199,700
Johnny Isakson $500,666
Saxby Chambliss $691,895

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