Story Created:
Nov 11, 2009 at 5:36 PM CDT
Story Updated:
Nov 12, 2009 at 4:21 PM CDT
Southwest Missouri Congressman
Roy Blunt visited media outlets Wednesday to answer back at a
new television commercial that accuses Blunt of "turning his back on Missouri" in favor of big oil interests.
In a conversation with KSPR Wednesday, Blunt did not dispute the amount of money he has received during his time in Congress from oil companies. The ad, paid for by the
League of Conservation Voters, reports Blunt has received $1,012,398 from "big oil and energy."
OpenSecrets.org, a non-partisan group that collects campaign finance information, reports during his Congressional career, Blunt has received, $428,098 from oil and gas companies and $395,584 from electric utilities.
The ad takes Blunt to task for voting against the
American Clean Energy and Security Act, better known as the "cap and trade" bill. The proposal, which has passed the U.S. House of Representatives, would set limits on the emissions of greenhouse gases. At the time of its passage, Blunt called it the
"National Energy Tax." During the debate the night of the House vote, Blunt
said the bill puts the country at a competitive disadvantage and hurts the economy.Blunt accused the group of trying to circumvent campaign finance laws and said the group supports Blunt's likely opponent in the 2010 race for the U.S. Senate, Democrat
Robin Carnahan. Blunt did know the amount Carnahan has taken from lobbyists.
The LCV has published a
line-by-line analysis of the ad, backing up the claims made.
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