Oil and Gas Funded Congressmen Push Bill Cutting Energy Funding, Except For Oil and Gas

2012-03-1

by Gabe Elsner Today Representative Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) and Senators Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) announced legislation (PDF) that would eliminate investment in renewable energy, while leaving in place $72 billion in tax breaks to the oil and gas industry. They claim their bill, H.R. 3308, doesn’t target a specific… Read more »

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