Chevron drops $2.5 million in pocket change to elect House Republicans
by pbgrist
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Chevron, owners of a refinery that exploded over the summer resulting in possible criminal charges, decided to make a strategic investment that it clearly hopes will prevent future, similar headaches.
It gave $2.5 million to a pro-Republican super PAC.
Chevron’s donation accounts for the bulk of the $3.1 million the group raised between Oct. 1-17, according to a filing with the Federal Election Commission released Thursday.
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