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Senators Voting to Block EPA Rules Received 17 Times as Much Money from the Coal Mining Industry
Nov 18, 2015

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November 19, 2015 -- Ahead of a climate summit in Paris, the Senate passed joint resolutions on November 17, 2015 to block Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules designed to address climate change.

Which 13 senators received more than $100,000 from the coal mining industry and voted to block EPA regulations?
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Latest Bills

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (115th) - H.R. 244
$43,193,514 supporting, $20,758,262 opposing
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Key Companies

CompanyContributedRelated bill positions
National Mining Association$3,000,10033

Key Legislators

SenatorsParty/StateRelated bills sponsored
Lisa Murkowski[R-AK]39
Shelley Moore Capito[R-WV]36
Tom Udall[D-NM]33
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Key Industries

IndustryContributedRelated bill positions
Coal mining$15,056,39211
Mining$4,982,48139
Metal mining & processing$3,788,56317
Numbers on this page (except for Latest Bills) include latest available data for contributions and bill positions starting January 1, 2007 through the present. For date range numbers on Latest Bills, visit the bill page.