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| BP Gas Station |
Carlos Aguirre
Khanh Doan
Mason Galeazzo
Cameron Howard
Beliefs- The overall beliefs of BP, are that there should be lower tariffs, as well as company tax cuts. BP, also is not affiliated with a specific religion, but is for the most part Republican. BP is also currently focusing on the oil spill as the company tries to restore the Gulf of Mexico.
Political activity- In the year 2010, BP has given $20,500 to democrats in House and $13,500 to democrats in the senate. Republicans in the House, have received $28,950, and Republicans in the Senate have received $7,500 in the senate.
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| Alaskan Pipe Line |
This one is from Alaska :) Not that we care
Current lobbying/ Legislation Attempts- In 2010, total lobbying expenditures for BP have been approximately $3,320,000. There have been fourteen bills lobbied, by BP representatives so far. Some of the bills include the H.R 2454 and the S. 1733.
Common Supporters/ Voters- The commons supporters and voters for BP are the BP employees themselves.
Political Supporters- BP had many supported candidates. There were at least one from each state. Many members were from both major political party group. Each candidate were to receive from $250-$9,600. Candidates range from Federal Senate to House of Representative. The following people are 2010 candidates supported by BP to gain support for. These are the top five candidate that recieved the most support this election:
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| Jack Conway (D-Ky., Senate) |
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| Jeffrey M. Landry (R-La., House) |
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| Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) |
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| Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) |
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| Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) |
PACs- The BP PAC is a non-partisan, non-profit, and voluntary committee which is composed of individual members. The purpose of the PAC, is to encourage participation by employees in the political process and to support candidates that support the BP interests.
https://www.bipac.net/page.asp?content=pac_facts&g=bp_public&parent=bp_pac
http://www.bp.com/browsebytheme.do?contentId=7002593&categoryId=9001237¤tPage=1
http://www.bp.com/extendedsectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=40&contentId=7061813
http://motherjones.com/mojo/2010/06/bp-campaign-donations-obama?utm
http://www.bp.com/browsebytheme.do?contentId=7002593&categoryId=9001237¤tPage=1
http://www.bp.com/extendedsectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=40&contentId=7061813
http://motherjones.com/mojo/2010/06/bp-campaign-donations-obama?utm
I just found it weird that mostly Republicans support bp yet the Democrats in the Senate received more funds from bp than the Republicans in the Senate. Although this could be because of the fact that there are fewer Republicans in the Senate than there are Democrats. That there are so many political officials supported by bp and who support bp also further demonstrates the fact that oil companies have a huge influence on politics
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ReplyDeleteYeah, I did not realize it till now. I agree that Oil companies are very powerful because they are rich companies with fat wallets. Politicians will want the support of these people.
Notice that bp hasn’t had many ads since the oil spill. They aren’t getting much respect since the oil spill, nor do they deserve to. After all, it’s been the biggest oil spill ever.
ReplyDeleteBut really, how many people can bp reach out to? I don’t think hat their members feel as strongly about the issues because it is not a social change issue.
I find it odd that they are giving money to democrats as well, but in a way it makes since. They can assume Republicans will vote their way, but they are trying to buy democratic influence. And as for the oil spill, while it is a tragic accident, they didnt intentionally destroy the region. And they are doing what they can to fix the issue, not defending them but at least their doing something. Im not a fan of being exploited, and i feel that way everytime i fill up :P
ReplyDeleteI think it is strange that most of the supporters are the employee's of BP themselves. Where is the rest of their support from?? I would think that it is mostly republicans as many agree with oil and using natural resources.
ReplyDeleteBP must have more supporters than just their own employees. I understand that may be the majority, but how many BP employees are there actually? Like others have said, I find it interesting that they claim to be mostly republican but more of their money is going to Democratic nominees. That doesn't make much sense to me. They seem more like independents in my opinion. Also, why would anyone associate themselves with BP anymore? It seems like other oil powers would be stepping up and taking control of political influence.
ReplyDeleteI find it sad that the companies send thousands of dollars to almost every House of Representative and Senate member, instead of using/adding that money towards the restoration of the Gulf of Mexico.
ReplyDeletetelling us legislation numbers is not helpful. Tell us about the legislation so we don't have to look it up.
ReplyDeleteAlso good job noting that they donate to Reps and Dems....wait, I thought Dems wanted to cut oil.....oh, .. hmm.... maybe not? lol