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limpyhobbler

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Mon Nov 19, 2012, 09:02 PM Nov 2012

Bipartisan oil whores of the Senate send letter to pressure Obama on pipeline

Big Oil’s Senators Do What They’re Paid To Do

In a development that will shock few, but should be known by more, some of Big Oil’s biggest friends in the Senate weighed in with President Obama last week on the Keystone XL pipeline. ...

Senator Party State Price
McConnell R KY $1678258

Vitter R LA $1217024

Landrieu D LA $1206073

Hutchison R TX $1035364

Murkowski R AK $1023234

Manchin D WV $999548

Barrasso R WY $798647

Baucus D MT $678292

Portman R OH $651074

Hoeven R ND $411953

Lugar R IN $356044

Pryor D AR $318704

Conrad D ND $280671

Begich D AK $206155

Johanns R NE $118500

Tester D MT $105366

Webb D VA $74106

Hagan D NC $47300

Total $11206313

Average $622572.94
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Bipartisan oil whores of the Senate send letter to pressure Obama on pipeline (Original Post) limpyhobbler Nov 2012 OP
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