Joe Barton

Barton's Top Campaign Contributor Is Implicated In Gulf Oil Disaster

Justin Elliott | June 17, 2010, 3:07PM

Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX)

It's well-known that Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX), the congressman who made headlines today for apologizing to BP for the "$20 billion shakedown" of the new escrow account, has been drenched in oil and gas industry money for years.

But here's a nice catch by 538:

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