Record shows Hutchison put $2 million in energy

HoustonChronicle.com - Record shows Hutchison put $2 million in energy: "U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, who has received a comparatively high amount of campaign contributions from the energy sector, owns as much as $2.4 million in stock in a dozen major energy companies and a slew of Fortune 500 companies, according to her personal financial disclosure for 2004.

Republican Hutchison's stock portfolio, which includes shares in some Texas-based companies, has no bearing on her actions on Capitol Hill, spokesman Chris Paulitz said.

'No matter what holdings she has, it wouldn't make any difference,' he said, adding that 'you can't expect a U.S. senator not to invest in their own future.'"