Halliburton, the company once headed by former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney contributed $15,500 to federal candidates during June, according to a Center for Responsive Politics review of their political action committee’s most recent campaign finance filing.
That amount represents the third largest month of donations by the PAC this election cycle.
The giving comes at a time when the Texas-based company is weathering a political storm for its involvement on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded on April 20 and sunk in the Gulf of Mexico, causing a massive amount oil to spill into the surrounding waters. Investigations are currently underway to determine how and why the spill occurred — and who should be held responsible — by Congress and the Department of Justice.
In May, Halliburton’s PAC contributed $17,000 to federal lawmakers — the most since last September. And during the second quarter of 2010, Halliburton has contributed $46,500 to federal lawmakers — about one-third of the entire sum it has donated this election cycle, the Center found. Last month, the energy company cut checks to 10 federal politicians, and politicians aren’t eager to talk about the money.
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