Sunday, June 22, 2008

How much oil and gas money do Kennedy, Kerry and Neal take?

True Majority has an interesting breakdown of how much oil and gas money our senators and representatives in Washington accept and how it affects their voting record. From Massachusetts:

Senator John Kerry (D-MA)

Accepted $31,180 from the oil and gas industry since 2000.
Supported the industry in 22% of selected votes.

Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA)

Accepted $52,350 from the oil and gas industry since 2000.
Supported the industry in 22% of selected votes.

Representative Richard Neal (D-MA02)

Accepted $12,250 from the oil and gas industry since 2000.
Supported the industry in 9% of selected votes.

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