Beholden to Big Oil
...But Desperate to Distract Voters
Mark Kirk voted to give billions of dollars in tax giveaways to oil companies when they were already posting record-breaking profits
“Federal action is needed to lower gas prices” -
- Mark Kirk
Kirk voted twice against cracking-down on gasoline price-gouging
Kirk voted against renewable energy tax credits
“The prices are rising and we need to get something going now.” - Mark Kirk
Kirk touts support for "Apollo Energy Independence Act" ... years after Dan Seals came out in favor of the Apollo Initiative.
Kirk used debunked myth to justify support for expanded offshore drilling
Kirk has received tens of thousands of dollars from from oil and gas interest groups.
“It makes no sense to allow the Chinese to drill on the Cuban side of the line in Florida without us tapping into the very same oil fields…It makes perfect sense that the United States makes sure our teams gets that same oil before Castro does.”
- Mark Kirk 6/18/08
(Dick Cheney had been forced to retract the same rumor the previous week.)