Smith Stands With Special Interests And Against Wyden
Does Oregon need any more evidence that Gordon Smith impairs Ron Wyden’s work and votes for his special interest contributors, not his constituents?
Oregon’s senior U.S. Senator, Democrat Ron Wyden, is co-sponsoring a bill to combat climate change.
Despite pleas from his senate colleagues and 670 groups of hunters and sport fishermen - including 28 based in Oregon - Oregon’s other U.S. Senator, Republican Gordon Smith, won’t co-sponsor it and won’t support it, according to an editorial by The Register-Guard.
“While Ron Wyden fights for Oregon, Gordon Smith fights for the special interests,” DPO Communications Director Marc Siegel said. “Gordon Smith, who has raised millions of dollars from special interests, responds to donors’ checks, not constituent phone calls, meetings and letters.”
Smith And Special Interests
Smith has raised nearly $1.5 million from the special interests who control his vote on climate change.
According to the Center For Responsive Politics, Smith has accepted:
$271,475 from Oil & Gas Interests
$300,354 from Electric Utilities
$230,871 from Air Transport Interests
$91,947 from Trucking Interests
$305,804 from Manufacturing & Distributing Interests
$163,019 from Railroad Interests
$93,850 from Sea Transport Interests
Posted February 28, 2008 Environment, Who Loves Gordon? 2 comments
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How much money has Gordon Smith received from ordinary people?
Does he have grassroots contributors, or does his fund raising plan consist solely of soliciting money from corporate PACs?
Jerimee asks only half the question: Where is Slick Gordy when he's not in DC? He sure is not talking to his constituents in Oregon! I've met Ron Wyden at least six times in the last three years, and he even remembers my name and issues we've discussed at his Town Halls.
I have never met Slick Gordy, much less heard of a Smith town hall in the Portland area. Seems he only holds fund raisers that cost big $$$$ to attend and attract the most unsavory types of people.
I can tell who is concerned with regular folks in Oregon, and who is only looking for corporate money to stay in the Senate.
I think I'll send another little check to my Democratic candidate for US Senate '08...
Glen in Beaverton
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