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jmg257

(11,996 posts)
7. Whew-the lobbyists from FF industry are only a "very small percentage" of the total
Tue Apr 5, 2016, 12:57 PM
Apr 2016

from lobbyist bundlers.

"It’s especially misleading to count all of the funds raised by lobbyists with multiple clients as money “given” by the fossil-fuel industry....
The second problem the Washington Post factchecker had with Sanders’ claim is that the donations aren’t “significant” at all. They’re a very small percentage."

From Greenpeace:
"All told, the campaign to elect Hillary Clinton for president in 2016 has received more than $4.5 million from lobbyists, bundlers, and large donors connected the fossil fuel industry."

And that is argued to be only a "very small percentage" from lobbyists?!?...
Thanks - I feel SOO much better now!
:Sarcasm:


Anyway - why all the poutrage?

"Hillary Clinton told supporters that lobbyists should be exposed and publicly called out.
"Maybe use social media? Maybe make a concerted effort to really call these people out all the time, get some social pressure on them, get people to know their names," Clinton suggested,"

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