Chevron

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 12, 2008

CONTACT:
Kate Bedingfield
603 782 4613 (o)/603 361 8036 (c)/ kbedingfield@jeanneshaheen.org

Caitlin Legacki
603 782 4613 (o)/603 361 9643 (c)/ clegacki@jeanneshaheen.org

SHAHEEN CAMPAIGN CALLS ON JOHN SUNUNU TO RETURN $12,000 IN DONATIONS FROM OIL COMPANY AT CENTER OF OIL AND GAS ROYALTIES SCANDAL IN DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

Investigation found that lax Bush administration oversight allowed Chevron, oil companies to avoid paying full royalties, costing tax payers over $4 million

(Manchester, NH) – Jeanne Shaheen for Senate today called on John Sununu to return $12,000 in campaign contributions from Chevron, the massive oil company that refused to cooperate with the federal investigation into wrongdoing at the Department of Interior.  The investigation revealed on Wednesday that lax Bush administration oversight has permitted the oil companies to evade paying taxpayers over $4.4 million in royalties on the leases they hold.  Department of Interior employees violated ethics rules by accepting gifts from the oil and gas companies and in return, cut them special deals and shared confidential information with the companies to help them lower their bids on projects.

For Immediate Release
April 24, 2008

SUNUNU FOR SALE: ACCEPTED $1,000 FROM CHEVRON ON THE SAME DAY HE VOTED TO PROTECT $13 BILLION IN TAX BREAKS TO BIG OIL

(Manchester, NH) - To celebrate Earth Day this Tuesday, John E. Sununu has spent the week scrambling to shore up his poor image on the environment, today announcing that he'll attend an Earth Day rally this weekend.