Democrats Seek Conoco Apology for Calling Tax Rise ‘Un-American’
May 12, 2011, 11:18 AM EDTBy Katarzyna Klimasinska
May 12 (Bloomberg) -- Senate Democrats Charles Schumer of New York and Robert Menendez of New Jersey pressed ConocoPhillips Chief Executive Officer James Mulva to apologize for calling their tax change proposal “un-American.”
Mulva, asked if the statement yesterday was meant to say the plan’s supporters, such as Menendez or President Barack Obama, aren’t patriots, said today the statement wasn’t directed at any lawmaker.
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