ttweed
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The vote was 51 to 47 in the Senate and they needed 60 votes to overcome a filibuster. The senators who voted for the subsidies received 5 times the campaign funds from the oil companies as those who voted against them, according to analysis done by MSNBC. Until we get big money out of politics, we can't expect any real progress on the problems that confront us from our elected representatives. 74% of Americans support ending big oil subsidies, yet Congress won't do it. WTF kind of representation is that? Even the oil company execs in testimony before Congress admitted they don't need the tax breaks anymore. At anything above $40/barrel, oil is a money-maker without any help at all.DaveinOlyWA said:Obama recently went to Congress to get $28 B in oil subsidies removed. he was turned down. its time to ask your congressman how he voted. mine said yes. she was in a very small minority since the volt failed by over 70%
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