Dem State Legislatures: Is Dubai-Based Halliburton a State Contractor? Preference for US-Based Firms

[CorpGovActivist]

Besides asking Chairman Waxman to act at the Federal level, state legislatures can build in contracting preferences at the state level too: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=388886&mesg_id=388886

Ditto for major municipalities.

Halliburton and/or KBR do significant road work, prison building, and other civil engineering projects in many states.

It's fairly easy to learn how to look up major contract awards through your state's procurement office:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=state+procurement+office

Best,

- Dave

P.S. Local media may be interested in this, too.

[peacetalksforall]

1. Since Halliburton now belongs to Saudi Arabia and Dubai - kick

them out of U.S. contracts and kick them out of the ports.

No more Halliburton. No more Dubai. No more Saudi Arabis. No more Israel. Contract and deals.

We've been screwed.

[Starfury]

2. Kick!

[radfringe]

3. looks to me the Dubai move

is an attempt to run out of town one step ahead of the sheriff

--yeah, there's a toon in the sketch phase, look for tomorrow's toon

[ourvoicescount]

4. They don't have to pay any taxes on employees or profits in Dubai...

According to NPR this morning. Not enough money in their pockets yet it seems... Their souls are already sold, so why not move the headquarters over. They will still have a large presence here in Houston, but the CEO is going overseas...

[halobeam]

5. Big Fat Kick right in the *ss with these crooks......

(oh and the thread, too!)