Wet PAC - Table 5
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Swamped With Cash: Wet PAC - Table 5
March 1, 1996
PACs associated with members of the American Petroleum Institute, but not with the National Wetlands Coalition, gave more than $1.4 million to members of the House who voted against the Gilchrest amendment.
| Name of Political Action Committee |
Contributions to House members who voted against Gilchrest amendment, 1994-1996 cycles |
Contributions to House members who voted for Gilchrest amendment, 1994-1996 cycles |
Ratio of contributions: anti-Gilchrest vs. pro-Gilchrest |
| Fluor Corporation Public Affairs Committee | $192,300 | $25,930 | 7.4 |
| Coastal Corp. Employee Action Fund | $137,300 | $50,405 | 2.7 |
| FMC Corporation Good Government Program | $153,300 | $38,750 | 4.0 |
| Amoco Political Action Committee | $119,850 | $30,500 | 3.9 |
| Allied-Signal Political Action Committee | $84,800 | $45,350 | 1.9 |
| Ashland Inc Political Action Committee For Employees | $112,600 | $18,250 | 6.2 |
| Phillips Petroleum Company Political Action Committee | $100,200 | $12,400 | 8.1 |
| Babcock & Wilcox Company Good Government Fund | $69,100 | $19,000 | 3.6 |
| Dresser Industries Political Action Committee | $68,200 | $12,150 | 5.6 |
| Marathon Oil Co. Employees PAC | $62,550 | $12,000 | 5.2 |
| JEG Good Government Committee | $43,750 | $23,000 | 1.9 |
| LTV Steel Active Citizenship Campaign | $35,930 | $28,050 | 1.3 |
| Lorillard Public Affairs Committee | $37,125 | $10,050 | 3.7 |
| Rhone-poulenc Inc Political Action Committee | $25,000 | $18,000 | 1.4 |
| Crowley Maritime Federal Political Action Committee | $25,723 | $16,550 | 1.6 |
| Dow Chemical Company Employees' PAC | $36,750 | $2,000 | 18.4 |
| Cf Industries Employees' Good Government Fund | $33,100 | $8,000 | 4.1 |
| Better Government Fund Of McDermott Inc. | $27,500 | $13,100 | 2.1 |
| Dow Chem. Co.-Headquarters Unit Employees PAC | $24,550 | $6,000 | 4.1 |
| Santa Fe Pacific Corporation PAC | $24,450 | $2,200 | 11.1 |
| Nalco Chemical Company PAC | $17,750 | $6,600 | 2.7 |
| Kirby Corporation PAC | $11,677 | $3,000 | 3.9 |
| Maritrans Inc Political Action Committee | $2,750 | $4,900 | 0.6 |
| Mitchell Energy & Development Corp PAC | $5,500 | - | - |
| Foster Wheeler Corporation PAC | $1,000 | $4,200 | 0.2 |
| Ethyl Corporation Political Action Committee | $4,000 | $250 | 16.0 |
| Gatx Corporation Good Government Program | $2,000 | $2,500 | 0.8 |
| Baker Hughes Incorporated PAC | $1,750 | $1,500 | 1.2 |
| Stockham Valves And Fittings PAC | $3,475 | - | - |
| Employees Of Mustang Fuel Corporation PAC | $2,000 | - | - |
| Continental Emsco Co. Active Citizenship Campaign | $1,000 | $1,000 | 1.0 |
| Goulds Pumps Inc. Employee PAC | $400 | - | - |
| Total, selected PACs | $1,467,380 | $415,635 | 3.5 |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from Federal Election Commission data.
Note: Data for the 1996 election cycle include contributions through Dec. 31, 1995. Listed PACs may have given additional contributions to members who did not vote on the Gilchrest amendment.