Four States Introduce Keystone XL Resolutions, Lifting Language from ALEC
Legislators in four states have introduced bills in recent weeks supporting the controversial Trans Canada Keystone XL pipeline, with language that appears to have been lifted directly from a &amp;#8220;model&amp;#8221; American Legislative Exchange Council.
ALEC is a corporate bill mill. It is not just a lobby or a front group; it is much more powerful than that. Through ALEC, corporations hand state legislators their wishlists to benefit their bottom line. Corporations fund almost all of ALEC&amp;#8217;s operations. They pay for a seat on ALEC task forces where corporate lobbyists and special interest reps vote with elected officials to approve &ldquo;model&rdquo; bills. Learn more at the Center for Media and Democracy&amp;#8217;s ALECexposed.org, and check out breaking news on our PRWatch.org site.
Legislative puppets that should be removed from office:
Rep. Caleb Rowden (R), Missouri
Senator(s) Watson, McDaniel, Doty, Hill, Tindell, Sojourner, Lee, Montgomery, Smith, Wiggins, Massey, Jackson (15th), Polk, Moran, Gandy, Harkins of South Carolina.
Senators Ingebrigtsen; Rosen; Weber; Housley; Pederson, J. of Minnesota
Senators Proos, Pavlov, Kowall, Hansen, Robertson, Marleau, Caswell, Casperson, Walker, Green, Nofs, Jansen and Booher of Michigan
Legislators who use ALEC to ghost write their submitted bills are almost always empty headed corporate shills owned by the rich and powerful.
