Washington DC – Big Oil has gone hog wild for Joni Ernst. First came the news last week that the family of billionaire oil baron Koch brothers had maxed out their contributions to the Iowa Republican’s U.S. Senate campaign, on top of the over $20,000 the Koch donor network has so far funneled to her campaign coffers. Now comes the revelation that the ExxonMobil PAC is toasting Ernst at a $1,000 a plate Washington D.C. on Wednesday. In response, pro-ethanol group Americans United for Change is hitting the radio waves this week in Des Moines calling on Ernst to choose a side: Iowa jobs, or Big Oil profits. But, it seems Ernst leans toward the latter. When pressed to take a firm stand on the Renewable Fuel Standard, Ernst stresses she’s “philosophically opposed” to farm subsidies and that she “want[s] people to choose products that work for them and not have them mandated by the United States government.” Not exactly the ringing endorsement for ethanol that Iowa rural communities may be hoping to hear. See script below for “Exxon Ernst”, airing this week in Des Moines on WHO-AM. Listen here: https://youtube/watch?v=QgzNHB1oUy4&feature=youtu.be
Posted on: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 19:24:17 +0000
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