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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has used his position to shut down debate in the Senate on key issues, or as leverage to add benefits to bills for well-heeled special interests. Last fall, voters demanded Congress do something about pay-to-play politics, but McConnell continues to oppose efforts to clean up elections, and will continue to use his power to help wealthy interests like the pharmaceutical companies, big oil, and the credit card industry—all at the expense of average Americans. Here's what you can do:
About Sen. McConnell
Read our report, the first in a series, "Big Money Mitch," on Sen. McConnell's coziness with the banking industry!
Read our release on Sen. McConnell's fundraising totals from April 12, 2007
Read David Donnelly's Op-Ed that appeared in Louisville Courier-Journal.
Check out our blog posts on Sen. McConnell.
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Lucrative Land Swap posted by Katie Schlieper on 05-09-2008 The trouble about running for President on your image as an anti-corruption, reformer kind of guy is that when stories surface that puncture a hole in that image, it's going to be front page news. And that's what happened to Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) today in this story by the Washington Post that suggests McCain did a very lucrative favor for one of his campaigns big donors. Published in: campaign contributions | John McCain Obama Mulls Contribution Limits posted by Katie Schlieper on 05-09-2008 Is Barack Obama considering self-imposed contributions limits during the general election if he is the Democratic presidential nominee? Sam Stein at the Huffington Post writes that Obama mentioned the idea at a fundraiser, perhaps in response to the flack he's gotten over possibly not using the presidential public financing system. Published in: Barack Obama | campaign contributions | John McCain | presidential race If It Ain't Fixed Go Break It posted by Katie Schlieper on 05-08-2008 The New York Times calls shenanigans on doings at the Federal Election Commission: as Senate Republicans, led by Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) champion the nomination of Hans von Spakovsky who's well-known for his opposition to voting rights legislation, current FEC chairman David Mason is fired after he suggest Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) may have broken the law in his efforts to extricate himself from the presidential public financing system. Published in: campaign finance | FEC |
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