Subject:
"I pledge allegiance to the insurance companies of America…"
To:
Sen. Charles Grassley
November 2, 2009
Following is a list of the money taken by United States senators from the insurance lobby (opensecrets.org). I stopped the list at half a million.
No one gives this kind of money without expecting something in return - or takes it without the reasonable expectation of being asked to deliver.
The best government money can buy:
McCain, John (R-AZ) $2,894,353
Dodd, Chris (D-CT) $2,266,596
Kerry, John (D-MA) $1,396,617
Santorum, Rick (R-PA) $1,267,850
Nelson, Ben (D-NE) $1,247,299
Baucus, Max (D-MT) $1,196,463
Schumer, Charles E (D-NY) $1,097,700
Specter, Arlen (D-PA) $1,057,655
Lieberman, Joe (I-CT) $1,033,402
Grassley, Chuck (R-IA) $948,024
McConnell, Mitch (R-KY) $943,507
DeWine, Mike (R-OH) $923,163
Gramm, Phil (R-TX) $872,599
D'Amato, Alfonse M (R-NY) $858,693
Dole, Bob (R) $847,661
Conrad, Kent (D-ND) $838,787
Bunning, Jim (R-KY) $794,999
Sununu, John E (R-NH) $759,629
Coleman, Norm (R-MN) $716,195
Smith, Gordon H (R-OR) $711,585
Shelby, Richard C (R-AL) $684,848
Hatch, Orrin G (R-UT) $672,557
Bond, Christopher "Kit" (R-MO) $644,571
Cardin, Ben (D-MD) $642,927
Chambliss, Saxby (R-GA) $642,466
Ensign, John (R-NV) $629,466
Hutchison, Kay Bailey (R-TX) $618,200
Bayh, Evan (D-IN) $610,952
Bradley, Bill (D) $596,868
Dole, Elizabeth (R-NC) $595,201
Talent, James M (R-MO) $589,036
Daschle, Tom (D-SD) $587,123
Cornyn, John (R-TX) $566,178
Voinovich, George V (R-OH) $552,896
Nelson, Bill (D-FL) $544,746
Sessions, Jeff (R-AL) $539,527
Kyl, Jon (R-AZ) $536,044
Johnson, Tim (D-SD) $513,643
Lincoln, Blanche (D-AR) $504,383
Alexander, Lamar (R-TN) $501,650
Broken Arrow , OK
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