Hidden 'Bundles' of Lobbyist Giving

Full Court Press by Health Care Donors:


A month-long collaborative investigation by the Sunlight Foundation

http://sunlightfoundation.com

and the Center for Responsive Politics

http://opensecrets.org

has uncovered never-before-seen webs of campaign contributions from outside lobbyists and their clients, who are all important players in the health care reform, to key members of Congress.

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The investigation identified outside lobbyists that donated to the same members of Congress as their clients, and strongly suggests that special interest giving is enhanced by the K Street contributors they hire.

Sen. Max Baucus, chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee and author of the main health care reform bill now being debated in the Senate, was one of the biggest beneficiaries of this one-two punch from the lobbyists and their clients. From January 2007 through June 2009, Baucus collected contributions from 37 outside lobbyists representing PhRMA, the pharmaceutical industry's chief trade association, and 36 lobbyists who listed drug maker Amgen Inc. as their client.

In all, 11 major health and insurance firms had their contributions to Baucus boosted through extra donations from 10 or more of their outside lobbyists.

See full list here: http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lm_health.php?type=M

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[barbtube01]

Great video....people need to be educated!

[SunlightFoundation]

We do our best, thanks!

[MrKhille]

Incredible, but not unbelievable. I'm so glad there's still people out there working to expose these things. As a member of the dying print media, i'm sickened by my industry's failure to even lift a finger to expose this kind of disease, but fund lackluster reporters like ceci connolly to write ridiculous front page horserace articles that tell the reader nothing about the real influences or effects.

Keep up the good work Sunlight and OpenSecrets. You just got a new subscriber on YouTube

[SunlightFoundation]

Thanks Mr Khille, we really appreciate the kind words. Hopefully your paper/magazine can keep it together.

[thetinyman]

lobbying needs to be banned

[wombchakra]

So glad i found this! FAVE!!

This should be a featured YT video!

[aaronmoravek]

Note that my Senator and Representative is in a secure republican state(Kansas), which is not even close to a swing state there for he doesn't need to take lobby money.

[MtSiredneck]

what also needs to be brought into the light is ex ceos and bankers becoming sec of treasury or senators

[cghulk]

How do we get rid of Lobbyists in Washington, and all together!

[borgyiheart08]

this is a great video, we doing a project a censured stories for a class and this is my story

[tropicallanterns]

Thanks for the wake up call

[CazK88]

USA USA USA USA USA!!!!!