Congress on Sale! Politicians Put Their Mouths Where Their Money Is. - The List - Part V

Unlike those Congresspeople in Part IV, these Representatives take modest $10,000 to $25,000 from health-care-related special interests. This and the final group are really as interesting as the ones who take millions, because they will weigh into the debate on the health care reform bill largely with the input of their constituency and their own personal beliefs. If you wonder whether the official running the town hall meeting has an agenda relative to their own fund-raising, you are apt to get more service, and less lip-service from those less beholding to big donors.

Elected Official		Pty		ST		Interest Group		Giver Rank		Amount		Total
Rep John Campbell		R		CA		Insurance		4		$12,500.00		$24,900.00
						Pharma/Health Products		5		$12,400.00
Rep. Don Manzullo		R		IL		Insurance		2		$14,500.00		$24,750.00
										$10,250.00
Rep. Mike Quigley		D		IL		Retired		5		$24,350.00		$24,350.00
Rep. Cathy McMorris		R		WA		Retired		1		$14,050.00		$24,300.00
						Health Professionals		3		$10,250.00
Rep. Shelly Moore Capito		R		WV		Hospitals/Nursing Homes		2		$12,500.00		$23,700.00
						Insurance		4		$11,200.00
Rep. Randy Neugebauer		R		TX		Insurance		4		$22,650.00		$22,650.00
Rep. Steven R Rothman		D		NJ		Health Professionals		1		$23,500.00		$23,500.00
Rep. Christopher J. Lee		R		NY		Insurance		1		$23,166.00		$23,166.00
Rep. Charlie Wilson		D		OH		Blue Dog PAC		-		$10,000.00		$23,150.00
						Health Professionals		3		$13,150.00
Rep. James P. McGovern		D		MA		Pharma/Health Products		4		$12,750.00		$23,100.00
						Health Professionals		5		$10,350.00
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter		D		NH		Retired		2		$23,000.00		$23,000.00
Rep. John Salazar		D		CO		Blue Dog PAC		-		$10,000.00		$22,400.00
						Health Professionals		1		$12,400.00
Rep Steven C LaTourette		R		OH		Retired		4		$22,200.00		$22,200.00
Rep. Earl Blumenauer		D		OR		Health Professionals		4		$22,000.00		$22,000.00
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer		R		MO		Insurance		4		$11,650.00		$22,150.00
						Misc Health		5		$10,500.00
Rep. John Sullivan		R		OK		Health Professionals		2		$16,250.00		$21,250.00
						Insurance		4		$5,000.00
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart		R		FL		Health Professionals		1		$21,000.00		$21,000.00
Rep. Mark E. Souder		R		IN		Health Professionals		1		$10,500.00		$20,850.00
						Retired		2		$6,850.00
						Pharmaceuticals/Health Products		4		$3,500.00
Rep. Loretta Sanchez		D		CA		Retired				$20,800.00		$20,800.00
Rep. Jay Inslee		D		WA		Pharmaceuticals/Health Products		1		$20,750.00		$20,750.00
Rep. Kurt Schrader		D		OR		Health Professionals		1		$20,650.00		$20,650.00
Rep. Paul Broun Jr		R		GA		Health Professionals		2		$20,503.00		$20,503.00
Rep Devin Nunes		R		CA		Pharmaceuticals/Health Products		3		$20,500.00		$20,500.00
Rep. Ciro D. Rodriguez		D		TX		Health Professionals		4		$20,300.00		$20,300.00
Rep. Bart Gordon		D		TN		Blue Dog Pac		-		$5,000.00		$20,000.00
						Health Professionals				$15,000.00

The last group is the Gold list, and often surprising group of political freaks who seem to have their fundraising pockets largely sewn up when it comes to health care reform special interest groups.

CONTINUED....

To see the full list: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, Part VI

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Comments

[creolechild]

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