]> http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2007/06/21/mcconnell-lends-big-oil-a-hand Comments for "McConnell Lends Big Oil a Hand" en http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2007/06/21/mcconnell-lends-big-oil-a-hand Yesterday, Senate Republicans intervened on behalf of a put-upon, impoverished, and under-represented constituency: <a href="http://www.thebostonchannel.com/politics/13545569/detail.html">Big Oil</a>. They blocked a measure that would have provided $32 billion in incentives for renewable energy via a tax on oil companies -- with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and his <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/allindus.asp?CID=N00003389">over $450,000</a> in life campaign donations from the oil industry at the helm. Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:31:53 -0500