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Markey Accuses Republicans Of Blocking Real Investigation Of Gulf Oil Spill

Posted on November 10 2010 by Congress Watcher

Ed Markey accuses Senate Republicans of blocking the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling from effectively doing its work.

South Carolina Green Party For Offshore Oil Drilling?

Posted on October 19 2010 by Congress Watcher

South Carolina Green Party congressional candidate Faye Walters supports the expansion of offshore drilling for oil, and drilling in oil shales on land as well.

Wicker and Vitter Want Government To Pay For BP Oil Spill Damage

Posted on October 4 2010 by Congress Watcher

Roger Wicker and David Vitter don’t want BP or any other offshore drilling companies to be held fully responsible. That’s why, last week, Wicker and Vitter introduced S. 3934.

Drill Happy Gowdy Beats Out Bob Inglis

Posted on June 23 2010 by Congress Watcher

Trey Gowdy prominently displays his support for the radical expansion of risky offshore drilling. He’s signed a petition entitled Drill Here Drill Now.

Joe Barton’s Tragedy of the First Proportion

Posted on June 18 2010 by Congressional Aid

When you’re a member of Congress who gets more than 15% of your campaign money from the energy industry, what’s the “tragedy of the first proportion” surrounding the unprecedented and ongoing spill of oil into the Gulf of Mexico? Joe Barton, June 17, 2010: “I think it is a tragedy of the first proportion that [...]

Fred Upton Mired In Big Oil Money Spill

Posted on June 11 2010 by Congress Watcher

Fred Upton’s re-election campaign has financial ties to a host of companies in the fossil fuel industry. For the current election cycle alone, Representative Upton has taken $33,250 from Big Oil.

Bill Nelson Grows Skeptical Of BP’s Top Hat

Posted on June 8 2010 by Congress Watcher

Americans’ growing skepticism of BP’s assertions about its work to staunch the rupture of the crude oil reservoirs under the Gulf of Mexico has now reached the U.S. Senate.

Will Melancon Return Dirty Oil Money?

Posted on June 5 2010 by Congress Watcher

Charlie Melancon accepted one thousand dollars from a lobbyist working for the American Petroleum Institute who has campaigned against clean water regulations. Now, that money looks as dirty as the Gulf of Mexico. Will he return it?

Jeanne Shaheen Allowed BP To Pull A Sarah Palin On Cleanup

Posted on June 1 2010 by Congress Watcher

Shaheen wasn’t adequately prepared. Shaheen didn’t ask follow-up questions. She didn’t demand specific evidence from BP to back up their assertions. She allowed David Rainey to act like Sarah Palin.

Roy Blunt Supports Half Measure On Oil Spill Liability

Posted on May 24 2010 by Congress Watcher

Roy Blunt’s bill retains an upper limit past which an oil company doesn’t have to pay for damages related to oil spills. Past that limit, the American people pick up the tab, protecting oil companies from further loss of profit.

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