Eight of the top dozen lobbyists in 1998 were oil companies.............http://www.pirg.org/reports/enviro/dirtydol/append/E.html. How's that for buying influence in Washington!................here they are::Lobby Expenditures by Company, 1998
Name Mid-Year Total Year-End Total Grand Total
Ford Motor Company $4,360,000 $8,720,000 $13,080,000
General Motors $5,200,000 $2,725,000 $7,925,000
Mobil $3,280,000 $2,840,000 $6,120,000
Exxon $2,980,000 $2,640,000 $5,620,000
Atlantic Richfield* $1,540,000 $3,580,000 $5,120,000
Chrysler $2,400,000 $2,280,000 $4,680,000
Texaco $2,831,334 $1,717,564 $4,548,899
USX Corp.* $2,245,000 $2,245,000 $4,490,000
Shell Oil $1,840,000 $2,235,219 $4,075,219
American Petroleum Institute* $1,810,000 $1,922,188 $3,732,188
AMOCO* $1,900,000 $1,820,000 $3,720,000
Chevron $1,760,000 $1,469,825 $3,229,825......................................btw, I don't resort to namecalling because it detracts from having a legitimate conversation. |
