New Report: Natural Gas Industry Has Spent More Than $23 Million to Influence PA Elected Officials
MarcellusMoney.org update details $774,000 in new contributions; $6.8 million in new lobbying in 2011 and 2012HARRISBURG, PA--The natural gas industry and related trade groups have now given nearly $8 million to Pennsylvania state candidates and political committees since 2000, according to new research by Common Cause Pennsylvania and Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania.
Top recipients of industry money given between 2000 and April 2012 were Governor Tom Corbett (R) with $1,813,205.59, Senate President Joseph Scarnati (R-25) with $359,145.72, Rep. Dave Reed (R-62) with $137,532.33, House Majority Leader Rep. Mike Turzai (R-28) with $98,600, and Sen. Don White (R-41) with $94,150.
Total contributions from natural gas interests between 2000 and 2012: $8 million
Total lobbying expenditures by natural gas interests between 2007 and 2012: $15.7 million
8 comments:
This cant be true. Corbett said he is only doing it for the jobs and the economy. Whats 1.8 million in your bank account anyway?
In a representative democracy this wouldn't be possible. That is why our founding fathers gave us one
Unfortunately, now we just have a tag teaming corporate oligarchy that only serves it's own interests.
TOM CORBETT - $1.8 MILLION DOLLARS
JOE (SUPERBOWL) SCARNATI - $359 THOUSAND DOLLARS
The worst part is, you ignorant rubes will vote for them again.
Because you don't believe in representative democracy, you just like rooting for your team.
They own your government, and they own you. And you not only like it, most of you will defend it.
It's enough to make a person sick.
Welcome to the the world. You are either very stupid or nieve. Politics is a part of life, grow up, stand up or drink Obama's Kool Aid.
Obama's Kool Aid, that's amusing, considering ALL of those donations went to and were accepted by Republicans. Not that Obama was able to do anything about anything.
Hope you didn't buy land in PA. It's about to become the new Staten Island.
14:00 PM you think a Democrat wouldn't have taken the money? I have only one question for you. How was the Kool Aid?
@9:48 am, you're just concern trolling now.
Fact is, the Republican Party of PA was bought off by the drilling industry.
It is what it is and none of your speculative concern trolling changes that one bit.
they all take the money, and it's all a form of legal bribery. that doesn't make it right, and people posting here shouldn't just blow it off as being part of the world and telling us to grow up. don't vote for these scumbags. just DON'T vote for anyone who accepts this much cash.
Lobbying and politics are just a way of life and we should "get over it".
**News Flash**
It doesn't have to be this way. If we would stand up as citizens and do something. Corporations are not people, this should not be stood for. No one can believe this wouldn't sway opinions and laws...these elected official believe they are above the law and moral conduct. If we don't do something and hold these people responsible for their actions, or lack thereof, we are finished. Not only finished as a community but as a nation.
We have an obligation as citizens to keep the people who "represent" us in check. If we continue to let it go by the wayside and say such stupid things as "well that's just the way it is"...we will continue to be walked over.
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