Big Oil’s Big Investment in Bob Schaffer

Schaffer Has Taken Close to $250,000 From the Oil & Gas Industry . According to the FEC, Schaffer has taken close to $250,000 from the Oil & Gas Industry as a candidate for the U.S. House and US Senate, including over $180,000 this cycle alone.  [Center for Responsive Politics, OpenSecrets.com and FEC]

Schaffer Supported the 2001 Bush Energy Plan Which Included Nearly $13 Billion in Tax Breaks for the Oil and Gas Industry. Schaffer voted to pass the 2001 Bush energy plan that included $13 billion in tax breaks for the oil and gas industry , and was described as "larded with costly subsidies" and "an old-fashioned boondoggle that uses taxpayer dollars to degrade the environment."  [Vote 320, 8/2/01; Boston Globe, Editorial, 8/3/01]

Big Oil’s investment in Bob Schaffer has paid off…but not for you.

Oil Company Profits Over the Last Six Years

Gas Prices Since George Bush Took Office

Since fellow oilman George Bush took office, gas prices have risen from $1.51 to $3.90 per gallon while oil companies have earned over half a trillion dollars in profits.  No wonder Big Oil has invested so heavily in oilmen like Bob Schaffer. 

Schaffer’s salary may have been paid for by the people of Colorado, but he’s always been Bought by Big Oil.