campaign contributionsPumped Full of Cash Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Thu, 07/31/2008 - 3:48pm.
The oil industry is reporting record profits as consumers empty their wallets at the pump, so why is Senator John McCain (R-AZ) suddenly backing policies like offshore oil drilling that do nothing to help gas prices today (or the environment tomorrow), but stand to make Big Oil a handsome profit down the road? Public Campaign Action Fund's Campaign Money Watch project released a new report today that sheds some light on McCain's energy policy decisions, and what they have to do with the money from the oil industry that has filled his campaign coffers.
New report: Chemical Insecurity Submitted by Adam Smith on Thu, 08/05/2010 - 1:01pm.
Our friends at USPIRG have a new report out today, “Chemical Insecurity,” that highlights the 14 chemical companies that endanger the most Americans in the event of a chemical release and the millions of dollars they’ve spent on lobbying and campaign contributions to keep regulation at bay.
Will they get a return on investment? Submitted by Adam Smith on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 3:06pm.
In an (un)surprising move, the oil industry is lining up to oppose House measures introduced this week to respond to the BP oil spill, according to National Journal’s Congress Daily
Rep. Tom Price, OCE Investigation, and Campaign Cash Submitted by Adam Smith on Wed, 06/16/2010 - 11:05am.
The Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) has requested information about the fundraising activities of eight members of Congress, including Georgia Congressman Tom Price (R).
"You don't have to drink. You just have to pay." Submitted by Johnny Papagiannis on Wed, 06/02/2010 - 10:15am.
Posted in: campaign contributions | Congress | Fair Elections Now Act | Ruth Marcus | Washington Post
The Washington Post's Ruth Marcus has a column today on our current campaign finance system, the well-known and accepted influence peddling that results, and the need to change the system with the Fair Elections Now Act.
" A good investment" Submitted by Johnny Papagiannis on Wed, 05/26/2010 - 10:36am.
Roll Call has a story today on K street lobbyists, in anticipation of a possible Republican takeover of the House of Representatives, cozying up to would-be Speaker John Boehner, and advising their clients to "invest" in Republican candidates.
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