“You will like me so much,” President Donald Trump said to attendees at an energy industry conference last year. His claim has rung true thus far, as his administration has made several moves to benefit the industry and consequently reduced its spending on lobbying this year.
Donald Trump has bashed “puppets” who court the Koch brothers. A Kansas official on his shortlist for U.S. attorney general shot pheasant and clay pigeons with one of their lobbyists.
While Donald Trump was running for the White House, he bashed politicians who courted the billionaire Koch brothers as "puppets" and vowed to "drain the swamp" in Washington by squelching cozy relationships between lobbyists and elected officials. Take, for example, Kris Kobach, the Kansas secretary of state, who is reportedly on the short list
About one in three dollars donated to Republican hopefuls from mega-rich individuals came from people who owe their fortunes to fossil fuels – and who stand to lose the most in the fight against climate change.
Fossil fuel millionaires collectively pumped more than $100m into Republican presidential contenders’ efforts last year – in an unprecedented investment by the oil and gas industry in the party’s future. About one in three dollars donated to Republican hopefuls from mega-rich individuals came from people who owe their fortunes to fossil fuels –
The Koch Brothers, private prison corporation the GEO Group, and powerful pro-Israel donors have also given generously to the campaigns of the junior senator from Florida.
WASHINGTON --- Although he’s not a frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio nonetheless has many wealthy donors eager to support his political ambitions. When he launched his presidential campaign, Rubio was likely already holding onto a generous campaign war chest from supporters of his congressional
On top of that, the report states that “before the hurricane made landfall, the Kochs saw opportunity to profit from a vulnerable population in need of scarce resources, calling it “the right market to restart operations” at their newly-acquired Georgia-Pacific facilities in the region.
Fossil fuel lobbyists are also fighting to put new restrictions on clean energy alternatives such as solar and wind power.
MINNEAPOLIS --- As of April, the oil and gas industry had already spent over $34 million to influence American politics this year. Fossil fuel companies are one of the top sources of funding for Washington lobbying firms, and their deep pockets allow them to far outspend those who seek to protect the environment and the earth’s
Koch brothers-supported Rep. wants industry-supported, industry-benefiting bill to deny Americans’ right to know
In a move slammed as sealing "an unholy alliance between Monsanto and Koch Industries," a Kansas congressman has submitted legislation that would ban state-level GMO labeling laws. Called the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2014, the industry-supported legislation sponsored by
