Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) called on the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday to investigate TransCanada and their Keystone XL pipeline project over allegations that the company was conspiring with other tar sands oil companies to manipulate oil prices in the United States.
In a letter to FTC Chairman More…
This afternoon, Sens. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) called on BP, the British oil company responsible for the catastrophic Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico, to halt its dividend payments to shareholders until the well is capped and damages determined.
Transocean Ltd., the Swiss company operating the Deepwater Horizon oil rig when it blew up last month, raised plenty of eyebrows last week when it announced its plan to pay out $1 billion in dividends to shareholders.
“It’s heartwarming to see that Transocean, the same company that rushed to More…
A group of Oregon National Guardsmen returning from Iraq recently noticed that that the medical care the Army provided at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state differed significantly from what their active-duty comrades received. And they might have discovered a systemic problem in the process.
Some Guardsmen from the 41st More…
In response to the Supreme Court’s controversial Citizens United decision earlier this year, Democrats are now pushing legislation designed to limit the influence of corporate money on federal elections — the very thing that the High Court had relaxed. But don’t go telling the country’s radio and television stations what’s More…
Lt. Choi may not be so satisfied with Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ decision to relax “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” enforcement, but it’s being greeted warmly by sponsors of legislation in the Senate to repeal the ban on open gay military service. “I am confident that Secretary Gates More…
Senate leaders are only too aware that, amidst the nation’s jobs crisis, the filing deadline for emergency unemployment benefits is less than two weeks away. Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden (D) and Jeff Merkley (D) offered a gentle reminder Friday, warning Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) that a More…
In a move straight out of the Bush administration’s Office of Legal Counsel, a secret decision made by the Obama administration’s OLC provided retroactive legal justification for the FBI and telecommunications companies to improperly collect the phone records of American citizens. We would have no idea that the OLC issued More…
A group of powerful Senate Democrats is urging leadership today to repeal the federal anti-trust exemption that insurance companies have enjoyed for more than six decades. In a letter to President Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), the Democrats More…
Senate Democratic leaders have amended their newly released health reform bill to include a contentious provision allowing some workers to receive cash vouchers toward exchange coverage in lieu of enrolling in employer-based plans. Here’s an explanation from a statement released moments ago by the amendment’s sponsor, More…
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