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Last week, President Bush called for renewed off-shore drilling. The New York Times criticized Bush's plan, calling it "The Big Pander to Big Oil."
True Majority has a good analysis of oil and gas contributions to New Mexico's Congressional delegation (link).
Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM)
Accepted $348,008 from the oil and gas industry since 2000.
Supported the industry in 78% of selected votes.
Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
Accepted $262,635 from the oil and gas industry since 2000.
Supported the industry in 44% of selected votes.
Representative Steven Pearce (R-NM02)
Accepted $421,990 from the oil and gas industry since 2000.
Supported the industry in 100% of selected votes.
Representative Tom Udall (D-NM03)
Accepted $3,500 from the oil and gas industry since 2000.
Supported the industry in 27% of selected votes.
Representative Heather Wilson (R-NM01)
Accepted $268,826 from the oil and gas industry since 2000.
Supported the industry in 82% of selected votes.
Let's see how far the Big Pander extends to New Mexico.
True Majority has a good analysis of oil and gas contributions to New Mexico's Congressional delegation (link).
Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM)
Accepted $348,008 from the oil and gas industry since 2000.
Supported the industry in 78% of selected votes.
Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
Accepted $262,635 from the oil and gas industry since 2000.
Supported the industry in 44% of selected votes.
Representative Steven Pearce (R-NM02)
Accepted $421,990 from the oil and gas industry since 2000.
Supported the industry in 100% of selected votes.
Representative Tom Udall (D-NM03)
Accepted $3,500 from the oil and gas industry since 2000.
Supported the industry in 27% of selected votes.
Representative Heather Wilson (R-NM01)
Accepted $268,826 from the oil and gas industry since 2000.
Supported the industry in 82% of selected votes.
Let's see how far the Big Pander extends to New Mexico.
Major General Mel Montaņo of Albuquerque has a stinging critique in today's Las Cruces Sun News. In the piece, Montaņo takes President George Bush, Senator John McCain, Congressman Steve Pearce and Congresswoman Heather Wilson to task for refusing to support Senator Jim Webb's (D-VA) GI Bill.
The flagship provision of the bill is to provide full college scholarships for veterans that served in either Afghanistan or Iraq. The bill's annual price tag is estimated at $3-$4 billion-a paltry sum to help our returning service men and women. We spend more in Iraq on any given week.
By opposing this common sense initiative, we have to ask President Bush, Senator McCain, Congressman Pearce and Congresswoman Wilson where their priorities lie.
The flagship provision of the bill is to provide full college scholarships for veterans that served in either Afghanistan or Iraq. The bill's annual price tag is estimated at $3-$4 billion-a paltry sum to help our returning service men and women. We spend more in Iraq on any given week.
By opposing this common sense initiative, we have to ask President Bush, Senator McCain, Congressman Pearce and Congresswoman Wilson where their priorities lie.
That's what local veteran Bruce Clark called Arizona Sen. John McCain's visit Monday to a ceremony honoring war dead at the New Mexico Veteran's Memorial in Albuquerque.
As he spoke to a Memorial Day crowd of about 1,000, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee was joined by New Mexico Republican Sen. Pete Domenici and Rep. Steve Pearce and Rep. Heather Wilson, who are running for Domenici's soon-to-be-vacant seat.
Clark, a former Marine whose son Bradley Clark is serving in the U.S. Army in Iraq, said he showed up at the event to protest what he called "this criminal war" and McCain's support of it.
But though it was a public event on public property, all signs of dissent were quashed by the heavy presence of APD officers and agents from the Secret Service, he said.
"We were very intimidated," he said.
In fact, the Albuquerque chapter of New Mexico Veterans for Peace applied for permission to set up an informational table alongside others just inside the park entrance, but was denied, said Sally-Alice Thompson, a spokesperson for the group. Their request was denied after the United Veterans Council, who runs the city park/memorial, demanded to see the information they wanted to hand out.
"They looked at our literature, which is anti-war, and said it was too political. They said they could have nothing that was political," said Thompson. "Which is interesting, because they had a presidential candidate and two candidates for Senate giving campaign speeches up there."
Indeed, McCain spoke repeatedly of his race for the presidency and the policies he would seek to enact if elected.
McCain, a Vietnam veteran, spoke at length about his efforts to honor those who serve. As part of his speech, he attempted to justify his opposition to a popular expansion of the historic G.I. Bill.
The bipartisan bill, widely supported by the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and other veteran's groups, would provide full college benefits for soldiers who've served at least three years in the military since 2001. Seventy-five U.S. senators voted for the measure on May 22.
Sen. McCain, who sponsored another version of the bill that called for soldiers to serve at least 12 years before getting those benefits, was one of only three U.S. Senators who was not in Washington for the vote.
That's because on May 22, Sen. McCain was in California, at the home of San Diego Chargers owner Alex Spanos, attending a $25,000 a couple fundraiser for his presidential bid. Read More »
As he spoke to a Memorial Day crowd of about 1,000, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee was joined by New Mexico Republican Sen. Pete Domenici and Rep. Steve Pearce and Rep. Heather Wilson, who are running for Domenici's soon-to-be-vacant seat.
Clark, a former Marine whose son Bradley Clark is serving in the U.S. Army in Iraq, said he showed up at the event to protest what he called "this criminal war" and McCain's support of it.
But though it was a public event on public property, all signs of dissent were quashed by the heavy presence of APD officers and agents from the Secret Service, he said.
"We were very intimidated," he said.
In fact, the Albuquerque chapter of New Mexico Veterans for Peace applied for permission to set up an informational table alongside others just inside the park entrance, but was denied, said Sally-Alice Thompson, a spokesperson for the group. Their request was denied after the United Veterans Council, who runs the city park/memorial, demanded to see the information they wanted to hand out.
"They looked at our literature, which is anti-war, and said it was too political. They said they could have nothing that was political," said Thompson. "Which is interesting, because they had a presidential candidate and two candidates for Senate giving campaign speeches up there."
Indeed, McCain spoke repeatedly of his race for the presidency and the policies he would seek to enact if elected.
McCain, a Vietnam veteran, spoke at length about his efforts to honor those who serve. As part of his speech, he attempted to justify his opposition to a popular expansion of the historic G.I. Bill.
The bipartisan bill, widely supported by the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and other veteran's groups, would provide full college benefits for soldiers who've served at least three years in the military since 2001. Seventy-five U.S. senators voted for the measure on May 22.
Sen. McCain, who sponsored another version of the bill that called for soldiers to serve at least 12 years before getting those benefits, was one of only three U.S. Senators who was not in Washington for the vote.
That's because on May 22, Sen. McCain was in California, at the home of San Diego Chargers owner Alex Spanos, attending a $25,000 a couple fundraiser for his presidential bid. Read More »
In what is being hailed as "one of the most significant changes to ethics rules in history", the House of Representatives approved a bill to create an independent Office of Congressional Ethics by a vote of 229 to 182.
Two of New Mexico's congressional representatives, Heather Wilson and Steve Pearce, voted against the landmark bill. Read More »
Two of New Mexico's congressional representatives, Heather Wilson and Steve Pearce, voted against the landmark bill. Read More »
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