... put an end to the shoveling heads, with a duty-to-disclose.
FULL DISCLOSURE by the guest, please...
We have securities analysts who must say whether they have financial interests - why not revolving-door politicians, too?
To wit:
According to a Media Matters for America search* of the Lobbying Disclosure Act Database, Lott and Breaux are registered to lobby Congress on behalf of the following oil companies:
- Plains Exploration & Production Co. (PXP). Effective date of registration: 1/1/08. According to its website, PXP "is an independent oil and gas company primarily engaged in the activities of acquiring, developing, exploring and producing oil and gas in its core areas of operation: California, Rockies, Gulf Coast, Gulf of Mexico, Texas Panhandle, South Texas and the Permian Basin of the United States."
- Chevron USA Inc. Effective date of registration: 2/15/08.
- Shell Oil Co. Effective date of registration: 3/1/08.
