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diva77

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Fri Jun 2, 2023, 06:36 PM Jun 2023

Schumer received $302,000; Manchin $60,000 from one company behind the Mountain Valley Pipeline [View all]

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Dharna Noor Wed 31 May 2023 12.45

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/31/west-virginia-pipeline-debt-ceiling-vote

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NextEra Energy, one company behind the Mountain Valley pipeline, is a major contributor to Manchin and Schumer. In the 2022 cycle, the company’s employees and political action committees gave $60,000 to Manchin and a stunning $302,000 to Schumer, according to data from the Center for Responsive Politics.
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...didn't realize Schumer had received $302,000 from one company behind the MVP
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