Pretty much -----Original Message----- From: Scott Stroz [mailto:boyz...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 10:56 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Senate republicans abusing the filibuster again...
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:349262 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
