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In reply to the discussion: Senator Announces Democrats Have Enough Votes To Sustain An Obama Veto Of Keystone XL [View all]AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)27. Good for them.
While the Democrats are finally telling the truth about Keystone, I'm looking forward to hearing Hillary weasel her way out of this sticky wicket.
Keystone Pipeline Lobbyists were Hillary Clinton Fundraisers
link: http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/keystone-pipeline-lobbyists-were-hillary-clinton-fundraisers?news=844095
Environmental group Friends of the Earth (FOE) last week sued the State Department for access to communications between it and lobbyists promoting the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, two of whom were prominent fundraisers for the 2008 presidential campaign of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. That project, in which Canadian oil company TransCanada wants to build nearly 2,000 miles of pipeline to carry tar sands oil from Alberta, Canada, to refineries on the Gulf of Mexico, requires a presidential permit from the State Department. FOE originally filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for the materials in 2010.
Two of the lobbyists named in the FOIA request, Gordon Giffin of McKenna, Long & Aldridge, and James Blanchard of DLA Piper, were fundraising bundlers for Clintons presidential bid, and DLA Piper was the largest single corporate source of employee and PAC contributions to her campaign. Both Blanchard and Giffin served as U.S. Ambassador to Canada under President Bill Clinton, Blanchard from 1993-1997 and Giffin from 1997-2001.
A third pipeline lobbyist, Paul Elliott, worked on Clintons campaign as national deputy director and chief of staff for delegate selection. Although the Obama administration recently rejected the permit, TransCanada is preparing a new permit application, leading Damon Moglen, climate and energy project director at FOE, to explain the continued relevance of the request: The communications we seek are key to ensuring that the State Department isnt letting lobbyists personal connections to Secretary Clinton or President Obama bias its decision-making.
Two of the lobbyists named in the FOIA request, Gordon Giffin of McKenna, Long & Aldridge, and James Blanchard of DLA Piper, were fundraising bundlers for Clintons presidential bid, and DLA Piper was the largest single corporate source of employee and PAC contributions to her campaign. Both Blanchard and Giffin served as U.S. Ambassador to Canada under President Bill Clinton, Blanchard from 1993-1997 and Giffin from 1997-2001.
A third pipeline lobbyist, Paul Elliott, worked on Clintons campaign as national deputy director and chief of staff for delegate selection. Although the Obama administration recently rejected the permit, TransCanada is preparing a new permit application, leading Damon Moglen, climate and energy project director at FOE, to explain the continued relevance of the request: The communications we seek are key to ensuring that the State Department isnt letting lobbyists personal connections to Secretary Clinton or President Obama bias its decision-making.
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Senator Announces Democrats Have Enough Votes To Sustain An Obama Veto Of Keystone XL [View all]
Cha
Jan 2015
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"Real Democrats".. "the only true really really true Democrats".. Just 'cause they wanted it
Cha
Jan 2015
#19
Really.. that's right, I momentarily forgot about poor Harry's conditon. Get Well Sen Reid!
Cha
Jan 2015
#45
Woot! What I've been thinking (& saying) for months: PBO's been laying out the case to shut it down
Hekate
Jan 2015
#14
Yes, Spazito.. I didn't know and to hear Sen Schumer actually tell the FACTS about Keystone on FTN..
Cha
Jan 2015
#43
So glad most of the Dems are on board being against the bogus Keystone for Jobs meme!
Cha
Jan 2015
#53
How about that Sen Schumer on TV saying "Why create very few jobs with the dirtiest of energy from
Cha
Jan 2015
#57
And, somewhere Sen McConnell is not smiling about the President's big ol VETO PEN. LOL
Cha
Jan 2015
#66
I thought Senator Schumer was considered a "blue dog".. "corporate dem"? .. and please what did
Cha
Jan 2015
#34
Oh wow! thank you, DonCoquixote.. big dog got it WRONG.. the FACTS are Against him!
Cha
Jan 2015
#48
I have no idea.. but, it will be interesting to see what she has to say when the President VETOES
Cha
Jan 2015
#56
Hillary has already indicated she will follow the Alison Grimes strategy
Cali_Democrat
Jan 2015
#103
Actually it's a headline from the site.. and I don't think Sen Schumer would be saying that if he
Cha
Jan 2015
#69
Wow, Good POint, fresh.. thank you! Keystone would increase Koch's networth to $200 Billion in
Cha
Jan 2015
#70
Boehner will likewise be bowed. He frontloaded Keystone fast track into every CR since 2009.
freshwest
Jan 2015
#74
Good to know, SunSeeker. I really don't see how anybody who's into reality and doesn't want to
Cha
Jan 2015
#73
A Hand Painted Tepee as a gift for Pres Obama to represent hopes for protected land and clean water!
Cha
Jan 2015
#85
Yes, Daryl Hannah.. love her activism, Kath! The vid that SunSeeker posted is from around
Cha
Jan 2015
#93
OR, they're going to wrap KXL up with pretty bows of wind & solar so it will pass without -too- much
RiverLover
Jan 2015
#67
I'll take my victories where they come, jeff. kochs wants the Keystone and McConnell is determined
Cha
Jan 2015
#106
Unfortunately for some, acknowledging a victory would mean giving Obama some credit.
great white snark
Jan 2015
#116
Oh, the Irony--this will prob. be one of the first veto's by a Dem. President and
riversedge
Jan 2015
#126
President Obama has VETOED one or two other bills before this.. but, this will be grand, riveredge..
Cha
Jan 2015
#127
If Obama vetoes this legislation (which is sure to come but hasn't yet).......
RationalMan
Jan 2015
#133