{"id":130782,"date":"2012-05-06T10:22:58","date_gmt":"2012-05-06T14:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/?p=130782"},"modified":"2012-12-26T16:04:14","modified_gmt":"2012-12-26T21:04:14","slug":"senators-big-oil-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/article-of-the-day\/05\/06\/senators-big-oil-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Senators Protect Big Oil, Receive Big Checks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Article:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/climate\/2012\/03\/29\/454853\/senators-who-voted-to-protect-oil-tax-breaks-received-23582500-from-big-oil\/?mobile=nc\">Senators Who Voted To Protect Oil Tax Breaks Received $23,582,500 From Big Oil<\/a> by Rebecca Leber in Think Progress.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Text:<\/strong> In a 51-47 vote, 43 Senate Republicans and four Democrats filibustered to protect $24 billion in tax breaks for Big Oil. Although a majority voted for Sen. Robert Menendez\u2019s (D-NJ) bill, it fell short of the 60 needed. The only two Republicans to break rank were Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and retiring Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME).<\/p>\n<p>A Think Progress Green analysis shows how oil and gas companies have funneled cash to the same senators who protected its handouts:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 The 47 senators voting against the bill have received $23,582,500 in career contributions from oil and gas. The 51 senators voting to repeal oil tax breaks have received $5,873,600.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 The senators who voted for Big Oil\u2019s handouts received on average over four times as much career oil cash as those who voted to end them.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Overall, Senate Republicans have taken $23.2 million in oil and gas contributions. Democrats received $6.66 million.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Since 2011, Senate Republicans have voted seven times for pro-Big Oil interests and against clean energy three times.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats who joined the Republicans in defeating the bill include Sens. Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Ben Nelson (D-NE), Mark Begich (D-AK), and Jim Webb (D-VA). Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and retiring Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) broke ranks and voted to cut the tax breaks. Two senators, Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) didn\u2019t vote.<br \/>\nRepublicans have taken an overwhelming 88 percent of oil and gas contributions this election cycle. While showering politicans with cash, the oil industry also spent over $146,000,000 on lobbying last year.<\/p>\n<p>Although 55 percent of Americans want to see Big Oil welfare end, the GOP once again largely acted in-line with their Big Oil donors. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Article: Senators Who Voted To Protect Oil Tax Breaks Received $23,582,500 From Big Oil by Rebecca Leber in Think Progress. The Text: In a 51-47 vote, 43 Senate Republicans and four Democrats filibustered to protect $24 billion in tax breaks for Big Oil. Although a majority voted for Sen. 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