Eleven oil and gas industry lobbyists bundled $1,327,210 for Clinton’s campaign as of the end of 2015
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Greenpeace document from 1 April titled “These Are the Facts on Fossil Fuel Money Going to the Clinton and Sanders Campaigns” outlines the semantic differences between PACs or corporations and lobbyists, board members and executives.
“Fifty-eight lobbyists that work for the coal, oil and gas companies have given $138,400 directly to the Clinton campaign,” the document reads. “Forty-seven of those lobbyists gave the maximum allowable amount — $2,700.”
“Eleven oil and gas industry lobbyists also bundled $1,327,210 for Clinton’s campaign as of the end of 2015,” Greenpeace continues. Because there is a legal cap on donations from an individual, lobbyists often employ their family members to maximize household donations. The fact is this: lobbyists equal influence.
Greenpeace adds that Clinton’s campaign has accepted $309,107 from fossil fuel companies through lobbyists who work for them, according to OpenSecrets.org.