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House Climate Panel Democrats Got Nearly $200,000 in Fossil Fuel Industry Donations
Mother Jones ^ | 2/09/19 | PAUL BLUMENTHAL, ALEXANDER C. KAUFMAN

Posted on 02/09/2019 7:47:29 AM PST by Libloather

The nine Democrats selected by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to serve on the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis received a combined $198,000 from fossil fuel industry political action committees in the 2018 election cycle.

The majority of the donations went to Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), who raised $117,000 from PACs connected to oil, gas, mining and electric utility corporations. Those donations constituted 6 percent of all contributions raised by Lujan. The rest of the appointees received scant funds from fossil fuel PACs. The data comes from the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonprofit that classifies campaign donations by industry.

**SNIP**

Rep. Mike Levin (D-Calif.) was the only member named to the committee who has signed pledges promising not to raise money from corporate PACs or the fossil fuel industry. Prior to signing the No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge, he did receive $1,500 from the National Association of Truck Stop Owners, a trade group that lobbies on behalf of highway gas stations for truckers.

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“That’s $200,000 of potential conflict of interest on an issue of grave concern,” said David Turnbull, a spokesman for the coalition of groups that oversee the No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge. “If you’re going to be talking about the critical issue of climate change, you need to rid yourself of the influence of the fossil fuel industry.”

And pull their gas discount cards while you're at it.

1 posted on 02/09/2019 7:47:29 AM PST by Libloather
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To: Libloather

Peanuts.

Bill clinton got $500,000 for speaking in russia while Hillary was Sos.
Investigate that.


2 posted on 02/09/2019 7:49:55 AM PST by TigerClaws
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To: Libloather
House Climate Panel Democrats Got Nearly $200,000 in Fossil Fuel Industry Donations

The real "green" they're excited about.

3 posted on 02/09/2019 7:51:11 AM PST by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
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To: Libloather

Wallowing in Oil


4 posted on 02/09/2019 8:02:13 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: Steely Tom
The real "green" they're excited about.

It's a classic protection racket.

It'd be a shame for your fossil fuel business if we passed some regulation that bans fossil fuel, wouldn't it.

The new mob, same as the old mob.

5 posted on 02/09/2019 8:17:27 AM PST by seowulf
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To: Libloather

House Climate Panel Democrats Got Nearly $200,000 in Fossil Fuel Industry Donations

Protection money. Just like one would make to the mafia. “Nice bidness yous got here. Hate to see somethin’ happen to it.”


6 posted on 02/09/2019 8:23:16 AM PST by Flick Lives
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To: Libloather
Don't be fooled.

Energy companies love environmental restrictions. It gives them the ability/excuse to charge more and produce less.

Short supplies = higher prices without increasing production.

7 posted on 02/09/2019 9:00:05 AM PST by lewislynn
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To: Libloather

I’d bet THIS clown got a few bucks as well.
SCHMUCKY SCHUMER (BOY HYPOCRITE) ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION 2009
2 MINUTE VIDEO
https://youtu.be/1P_xm5QjH_M


8 posted on 02/09/2019 11:16:39 AM PST by Dick Bachert
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To: Dick Bachert

9 posted on 02/09/2019 12:46:47 PM PST by Liz ( Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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To: Liz

Liz, YEAH...WHAT SCHMUCKY WROTE!!
You need to post that letter EVERYWHERE.
“Hoist on his own pitard doesn’t quite cover it”.


10 posted on 02/09/2019 2:09:13 PM PST by Dick Bachert
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