Sad thing is how cheap our senators are to buy

"ExxonMobil chairman and CEO Darren Woods said in a statement that (their lobbyist) McCoy's comments don't represent his company's views"
Of course not. A lobbyist working for a corporation never tries to get politicians to create legislation in line with the company's view. It's just the opposite.

McCoy: "My statements clearly do not represent ExxonMobil's positions on important public policy issues."
Clearly.

Money was largely a good invention, but it has a few major flaws.