At Least 100 House Members Are Invested in Fossil Fuels
Reps among the top oil and gas investors in Congress bought more shares in pipeline companies as the House moved to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill.
Page 33
Oil Lobbyist Mary Landrieu’s Foundation Brings Together Members of Congress and Corporate Execs
Her group, which held its first event earlier this year, shares an executive director with a nonprofit funded by ExxonMobil and Dow Chemical to advocate for carbon pricing legislation.
Manchin’s PAC Raked In Corporate Donations Just Before He Axed Build Back Better
Donations came from corporations that would likely have been impacted by the bill’s proposals.
Senators Against Generic Covid-19 Vaccines Have Gotten 2x Pharma Cash
A group of Republican senators sought to block U.S. support for an IP waiver for Covid-19 vaccines, a proposal that is strongly opposed by the pharmaceutical industry.
Manchin’s Latest Donor Gift
The senator is opposing a Build Back Better Act provision to prohibit offshore oil drilling as his top donor prepares to dramatically increase its oil exporting business through a new offshore terminal for supertankers.
House Passes Bipartisan Bill to Make Judges’ Finances More Transparent
The bill, now stalling in the Senate, would require federal judges to report stock trades and make judges' financial disclosures available to the public online.
Real Estate and Private Equity Billionaires Set to Profit From NY Clean Grid Investments
By relying on public private partnerships, New York is virtually guaranteeing that wealthy businesses with deep political connections will substantially benefit from state investment.
Dems Spent Half of 2021 Blocked by Filibusters of Voting Rights Bills
Democracy activists are calling on the Biden White House to join talks about how the Senate can pass the Freedom to Vote Act this year.
The Bank-Funded Dems That Spiked Omarova’s Nomination
In October, Banking Committee member Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) became the first Democrat to tell reporters that he had “concerns” about the nominee over Biden’s pick for a bank regulator, Dr. Saule Omarova.
GOP Rep Picks up Millions in Pipeline Stock
All of Rep. Trey Hollingsworth's stock pickups this year have been in a pair of oil and gas pipeline companies, a mammoth increase over his position last year.