Big Oil Caucus flip flops on spending cuts Block vote to cut oil & gas, taxpayer-funded subsidy Washington, D.C. – Today, House Republicans again protected Big Oil by blocking a bill to cut taxpayer-funded subsidies to the gas and oil industry. In light of some politicians’ refusal to choose American families over oil company CEOs,… Read more »
Denver, CO – This week, as the top five oil companies announce their first quarter profits, the Checks and Balances Project conducted an analysis of the money oil and gas corporations spent in 2010 on campaign contributions and Congressional lobbyists. The numbers tell the story that oil companies’ armies of lobbyists and contributing power give them… Read more »
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