When Greg Abbott needs an airplane who does he call? The Koch brothers

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When Greg Abbott needed a little help flying around as his campaign for Texas governor gets underway, who did he call? The Koch brothers. Abbott’s latest campaign report shows that Koch Industries in Washington provided Abbott with the use of an airplane for $7,500 worth of travel. The report doesn’t offer details. And Abbott’s campaign did not return a call seeking clarification. But one thing’s clear: the Texas Republican attorney general is a favorite of the billionaire Koch brothers, who are big opponents of Obamacare and efforts to curb air and water pollution.

Abbott announced in July that he’s running for the GOP nomination for governor to replace Rick Perry, who isn’t running again. In his campaign, Abbott has highlighted his lawsuits against the Environmental Protection Agency. Abbott has sued the EPA at least 17 times over air quality standards and greenhouse gas emissions. He has also questioned global warming and is outspoken opponent of Obamacare. As for the Koch brothers, they have given Abbott at least $45,000 as attorney general through their political committee. They are benefactors of the Texas Republican Party, which has begun adding staff in response the Democratic group Battleground Texas, which hopes to register and turn out more Democrats in elections. The Koch brothers have pledged $8 million to the Texas GOP to help rebuff Democrats’ effort to make Texas competitive.

http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2013/09/when-greg-abbott-needs-an-airplane-who-does-he-call-the-koch-brothers.html/

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