Two U.S. Senate Democrats, Byron Dorgan (N.D.) and freshman Senator Sherrod Brown (OH), [who is still white] have introduced legislation that would close a loophole in U.S. sanctions law. The measure would deny federal contracts to U.S. companies that do business - through foreign subsidiaries - with countries that the United States has designated state sponsors of terrorism."The current administration gives billions of dollars in government contracts to companies that do business with state sponsors of terrorism," Brown said. "The most immediate example, of course, is Halliburton, which received more than $20 billion in government contracts, despite the fact that a subsidiary company engaged in business dealings with Iran.
"If there is one thing painfully obvious about Republicans, it's they would sell their mothers for a buck and that's no clearer than the example of their unquestioned support for Halliburton - A company that does billions in business with Iran through foreign subsidiaries set up to skirt U.S. laws.
Democrats being in control of Congress will put a halt to these acts of profits over country that Republicans not only just stood by and watched happen, but who also encouraged it, so they could get their share through kickbacks from campaign contributions.
The party's over, suckers!
