The Public Campaign Action Fund issued a press release today on Sen. Chuck Grassley's (R-Iowa) fundraiser hosted by mortgage and insurance industry PAC's and lobbyists. The special interest fundraiser comes after Grassley voted against a bill opposed by the hosts to allow bankruptcy judges to renegotiate mortgages. The Huffington Post posted a story on the release.

TheHill.com reports that as re-regulation of the banking industry is debated in Congress, bank PAC's continue to raise huge sums of money to sway lawmakers.

Tom DeLay had to file his pre-primary fundraising and expenses with the FEC.What do you see of note?Here are some interesting notes:No media expenses I can tell.DeLay spent $92.01 for pest control on 2/8/06. I guess those cockroaches follow hi...

Sen. Rick Santorum's (R-PA) $500,000 five year mortgage on his home in Leesburg, VA is in question. The loan came from a small Philadelphia bank (who also happens to be a major financial contributor to Santorum's political interests) even ...

Cold. Hard. Cash. We've also posted a quick summary of Boehner's likeness to the disgraced Majority Leader he replaces, Tom DeLay. Feel free to circulate: The Facts on John Boehner (R-OH) 1. Like Tom DeLay, John Boehner has close ties to K...

DeLay's ARMPAC has no money. ARMPAC's year-end report shows that the PAC received $17,000 from six different PACS. The PAC spent a little less than that on disbursements which mostly consisted of the salaries of Delay's wife (Christine D...