Big Oil’s Big Investment in Roger Wicker

Wicker Has Taken Over $263,000 From The Oil And Gas Industry.  Over his career in Congress, Wicker has taken $263,435 from the oil and gas industry. 

Wicker Twice Supported $5 Billion in Tax Benefits for Big-Oil. Tax loopholes that save the oil industry $5 billion were removed from the original Senate version of the $70 billion GOP tax bill in 2006 but under pressure Congressional negotiators put them back in the final bill.  The $5 billion for big-oil could have been used instead to partially offset an increase in middle class taxes. Not only did Wicker vote for the final tax bill with the big-oil tax breaks, but he also voted against a Democratic motion to repeal the big-oil tax breaks. [Republican Policy Committee, 2/7/06; Washington Post, 4/26/06; Joint Tax Committee, 5/9/06; Vote 135, 5/10/06; Vote 109, 4/27/06, USA Today, 4/27/06]

Big Oil’s investment in Roger Wicker has paid off…but not for you.

Oil Company Profits During Roger Wicker’s Last Three Terms

Gas Prices During Roger Wicker’s Last Three Terms

Over Roger Wicker’s last three terms in office, gas prices have risen from $1.48 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 Roger Wicker. 

Wicker’s salary may be paid for by the people of Mississippi, but he’s Bought by Big Oil.