Holding Politicians Accountable

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Politico’s Morning Energy reports today that House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Fred Upton (R-Mich.) received big donations in the first quarter of 2013 from the same interests that have business before his committee:

Who’s giving to Fred Upton? Energy contributors to the Energy and Commerce Committee chairman in the first quarter gave a total of at least $64,500. Upton got $5,000 contributions from ExxonMobil PAC, DTE Energy PAC, Halliburton PAC, Nuclear Energy Institute PAC and WPX Energy PAC. He also got $2,500 checks from PACs association with the American Petroleum Institute, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Devon Energy, Independent Petroleum Association of America, Marathon Oil, National Ocean Industries Association, NextEra Energy, Petroleum Marketers Association of America, PG&E, Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America and Tesoro, plus a total of $3,500 from Williams Companies PAC.

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