Senate republicans are afraid that if they stop subsidizing 'big oil' that big oil will reciprocate.
On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 10:32 AM, Eric Roberts <ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > > Senate republicans, speaking on behalf of big oil instead of their > constitutents, filibustered a bill today that would end entitlements to big > oil.I know some of you don't like Keith Olberman, but he summarized it > pretty good. > > > > Today the Senate filibustered a vote to end oil subsidies. 51 democrats > voted to end. 47 republicans voted not to end. Democrats have received > $5,873,600 in big oil contributions. Republicans have received $23,582,500 > in big oil contributions. The Senate needs 60 votes. W/out republicans > voting against these subsidies.....big oil gets to keep those subsidies. 51 > votes are just not enough. I guess its pretty clear, $23 million dollars in > contributions for your campaigns, means more than the constituents you were > hired to work for.......pathetic! > > > > Eric > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:349241 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
