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"Bernie Sanders: Chevron Is ‘Trying To Buy’ a City Council"

"Chevron Corp. is spending millions of dollars on a Richmond, Calif., city council election in an attempt to 'buy' the council, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said.

The second largest oil company in the U.S., which operates a massive refinery in Richmond, has donated at least $3 million to elect candidates who would be friendly to it, Sanders charged. The city is across the bay from San Francisco.

Sanders said he is heading to Richmond to participate in a Thursday town meeting to support Gayle McLaughlin, the current mayor and Chevron critic who is running for council."

Timothy Cama reports for The Hil October 16, 2014.

Source: The Hill, 10/17/2014