Tag Archives: David Vitter

Senator Mangles Facts on Drilling Moratorium

Posted on July 27, 2012

In an email to constituents, Republican Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana claims “the Obama administration shut down the entire offshore oil and gas industry” after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. That’s not true. The administration halted the drilling of all new wells for one month. And the Interior Department …
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‘Bailout’ Baloney

Posted on July 2, 2010

This campaign season, “bailout” is a dirty — and often misused — word. It’s no longer being used just in reference to Wall Street banks and the rescue of the financial industry. Candidates, corporations and special interest groups increasingly use “bailout” even when no government financial assistance is being proposed. …
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Phony “Big Oil Bailout” Claims

Posted on May 28, 2010

In a highly competitive race for an open U.S. Senate seat in Missouri, Secretary of State Robin Carnahan accuses Republican Rep. Roy Blunt of supporting a "Big Oil bailout" and sticking the taxpayers with the cleanup costs. We find the charges to be false. In two similar videos in a …
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