Meet the California Democrats getting money from Big Oil and voting against environmental laws (1 Viewer)

[Politics - CBSNews.com]

A CBS News voting record analysis found that California Republicans in Congress voted against most (92%) environmental bills in the last session, even though surveys show that most of the people they represent think lawmakers should do more to prevent climate change.

The oil and gas industry donated nearly three times more to Republicans than congressional Democrats in D.C., who, in contrast to Republicans, rarely voted against environmental legislation (1%).

But that's in the nation's capitol where many of the environmental policies they've been...

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