MO Sen Roy Blunt votes for Big Oil and Not the Taxpayers

		Sen. Roy Blunt took lots of oil money. And then voted to let Big Oil keep taking our money. Hold Sen. Roy Blunt accountable for the vote against ending oil subsidies. Clicking here will add your name to this petition to your Senator: You should be ashamed of your vote to protect Big Oil's tax breaks at the expense of American taxpayers. You've accepted an astonishing amount of campaign money from oil companies. I urge you to stop putting oil profits and campaign contributions ahead of the American people. Dear Friend, Last night, 48 Senators, including Sen. Roy Blunt, put Big Oil before the American people and helped defeat a bill that would have ended tax breaks for the five biggest oil companies.1 How could anyone vote against a bill that would have kept $21 billion of American taxpayers' money out of the pockets of cash-rich oil companies? One big reason is oil money in our political process. A lot of it. Oil and gas companies spent $39.5 million lobbying congress in just the first quarter of this year,2 and have donated tens of millions of dollars directly to the political campaigns of current Senators, including $697,998 to Sen. Roy Blunt.3 Tell Sen. Roy Blunt: Stop putting oil company profits and campaign contributions ahead of the American people. Click here to automatically sign the petition. In all, three Democrats joined all but two Senate Republicans to protect Big Oil tax breaks that even a former Shell CEO said weren't needed.4 But make no mistake. Even though we didn't get the 60 votes required for passage, our pressure to end oil subsidies is already working. More and more legislators are acting defensive about their support of Big Oil over the American people. In February, similar legislation to repeal some oil subsidies got only 44 votes. Yesterday, we got 52 votes. That comes after CREDO Action members sent more than 225,000 petitions to the Senate and made more than 1,000 calls yesterday to 11 key Senators, six of whom flipped their position and voted to end tax breaks to Big Oil. Senate Majority leader Harry Reid said yesterday that despite this defeat, he will continue to push for ending oil subsides as part of negotiations on the budget and to raise the debt ceiling.5 We need to keep the pressure on. And one key to breaking Big Oil's grasp on our legislators is letting Congress know that we know about the millions of dollars that Big Oil has given them — including the $697,998 to Sen. Roy Blunt. Let's make sure that voting to protect oil company profits doesn't go unanswered by those of us who actually pay the price. Tell Sen. Roy Blunt: Stop putting oil company profits and campaign contributions ahead of the American people. Click here to automatically sign the petition. Thank you for taking action. Elijah Zarlin, Campaign Manager CREDO Action from Working Assets P.S. — Want to find out more about the Big Oil money going to our elected officials? Our friends at the Dirty Energy Money campaign have the scoop. Click here to see how much dirty energy money your Senators and other elected officials have taken. 1. "Senate GOP Votes Down Bill To End Big Oil Subsidies," Huffington Post, May 17, 2011 2. "Senators Opposing End of Oil Subsidies Received Five Times More in Big Oil Campaign Cash," Oil Change International, May 17, 2011 3. Dirty Energy Money campaign data 4. "Ex-Shell CEO Says Big Oil Can Live Without Subsidies ," National Journal, February 11, 2011 5. "Senate rejects bill to cut oil tax breaks," The Hill, May 17, 2011 Share on Facebook Post to your feed wall Tweet this Post to Twitter

Re: Petition to End Oil Subsides-Clair McCaskill

Will you forward the message below to three friends or family members, and ask them to also sign our petition at EndBigOilSubsidies.com, today?

On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 10:16 AM, Claire McCaskill <info@clairemccaskill.com> wrote:

Scotty

Thanks again for joining with me in the fight to strip big oil companies of the billions they get in taxpayer subsidies. Things are heating up.

Big Oil executives testified last week at a hearing in Washington about the subsidies, attempting to stop us, but my colleagues see the support we're building and they're coming to our side to strengthen the cause.

Today, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joined my petition to help build even more support.

Will you forward the message below to three friends or family members, and ask them to also sign our petition at EndBigOilSubsidies.com, today?

We're making progress -- a crucial vote on this legislation could come as soon as tomorrow, so we need to work fast.

Thanks for being a part of the effort,

Claire McCaskill

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Building Preservation Job Site Photos For Investment Property

Collection of Photos for work Performed on Investment Property in South St Louis MO.  On this project Scotts Contracting supplied the Labor and Misc Needed Building Materials Fix and Repair:

1. Replaced Terracotta Roofing Tiles on Porch with Asphalt Shingles
   
   
2. Spot Tuck-pointing on the Entire Building (Including Stone Foundation)
3. Cleaned and Repaired the Gutters and Down Spouts
4. Scraped and Painted needed Areas
5. Rebuilt the Front Porch Column
6. Replaced Window Screen on Numerous Windows

Scotts Contracting- Investment Property Project Photos

Investment Project Photos of Spot Tuck-pointing

Investment Project Photos of Spot Tuckpointing

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End Taxpayer Subsidies for Big Oil Companies

You and your fellow Americans have been paying oil companies more than $4 per gallon at the pump this spring. It's outrageous, and it hurts people.
And as if it wasn't bad enough, did you know you're paying oil companies another $4,000,000,000 on top of those sky-high pump prices? It's true.
Today, I helped introduce legislation in the Senate that will take away the $4 billion in subsidies American taxpayers hand to the most profitable corporations in the world -- the big oil companies -- every year, but I need your help to pass it.
Help me pass legislation taking away taxpayer subsidies to oil companies -- click here to sign my petition today.
The top five multi-national oil companies have raked in nearly $1 trillion in profits over the last ten years. They've broken their own records for the most profits several times over.
That kind of money buys a lot of power in Washington, and Big Oil will do everything it can to keep its outrageous taxpayer subsidies.
Unless we shine a light on them.
We need to build citizen support for this legislation to take away oil company subsidies, especially at a time when we're getting gouged at the pump and need every penny we can get to preserve programs and reduce the deficit.
Build citizen support for taking away oil company subsidies. Sign my petition today, and ask your friends and family to sign it, too.
We don't need to be paying oil companies twice. We need to end these subsidies. Thank you for joining with me today.
All the best,

Claire McCaskill

Paid for by McCaskill for Missouri 2012

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Round Sketch Up Front Porch Curb Appeal

CAD Wrap Around Porch Design by Scotts Contracting

Scotts Contracting-Round Porch Design- Google Sketch-Up

Scotts Contracting-Round Porch Design- Google Sketch-Up

Wrap Around Porch Design by Scotts Contracting-Google Sketch-Up

How To Add Curb Appeal and Save on Home Energy Needs

Power Point Presentation of how Incorporating Green Building Practices can 

Add Curb Appeal and Save on Home Energy Use

Both of which will Add Value to your Home in Comfort and Appraisal Value

This Wrap Around Porch was 

Designed and Built by Scotty, Scotts Contracting

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