Pawlenty and Latham Support McCain’s Billion Dollar Tax Cut for Exxon Mobil?

Saturday, August 2, 2008

Ames, IA – Today, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, a potential Republican vice-presidential candidate, will be visiting Iowa in support of Senator John McCain. Pawlenty will be joined by Congressman Tom Latham at a McCain office opening in Ames.

Iowans are curious how Pawlenty and Latham feel about John McCain’s opposition to ethanol and his proposal to give tax cuts to oil companies already making record profits.

“John McCain wants to slash investment in homegrown Iowa biofuels and then give $1.2 billion in tax cuts to Exxon Mobil,” said Richard Machacek, a farmer from Winthrop. “Are Tim Pawlenty and Tom Latham really supportive of a candidate that wants to give tax breaks to oil companies making record profits, and at the same time, cut investment in renewable Iowa biofuels? Iowans faced with record gas prices deserve to hear from Pawlenty and Latham on why John McCain thinks handing over a billion dollars in tax cuts to Exxon Mobil is fair to Iowa taxpayers.”

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5 QUESTIONS IOWANS HAVE FOR TIM PAWLENTY AND TOM LATHAM

1. John McCain wants to give $4 billion in tax breaks each year to oil companies, including $1.2 billion to Exxon Mobil. Do you agree with John McCain that we should give Exxon Mobil, who recently made the largest corporate profit in history, $1.2 billion in tax cuts?

2. Do you agree with John McCain's opposition to ethanol subsidies?

3. Do you agree with John McCain that the Farm Bill is bad for America?

4. Do you think farm states like Iowa and Minnesota would be hit hard economically if McCain got his way and ended investment in ethanol and cut farm programs?

5. John McCain said on Thursday that he was “proud” of his “Celeb” ad. Are you proud of this ad?