Show me the money
Wondering which candidates get money from which special interests (including banks/student loan lenders)? Take at look at Open Secrets. You'll find, for instance, that so far in 2004, Sallie Mae's PAC has given more to Democrats (68%) than Republicans (32%). But note that in 2002, they gave slightly more to Republicans (55%) than Democrats (45%), and in 2000 they gave substantially more to Republicans (62%) than Democrats (38%). Interesting...
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Below is the money received by members of the Education and Workforce Committee by Sallie Mae - if one of these is your representative - get on them!!
So far this year from Sallie Mae:
McKeon, Howard P "Buck" (R-CA) $4,500
Boehner, John (R-OH) $5,000
Johnny Isakson (R-GA) $5,000
Cole, Tom (R-OK) $5,000
Porter, Jon (R-NV) $1,500
Kline, John (R-MN) $500
Carter, John (R-TX) $500
Musgrave, Marilyn (R-CO) $500
Blackburn, Marsha (R-TN) $500
Gingrey, Phil (R-GA) $500
Burns, Max (R-GA) $500
Miller, George (D-CA) $10,000
Andrews, Robert E (D-NJ) $1,000
McCarthy, Carolyn (D-NY) $10,000
Kind, Ron (D-WI) $1,000
Wu, David (D-OR) $6,000
Holt, Rush (D-NJ) $1,000
McCollum, Betty (D-MN) $1,500
Ryan, Tim (D-OH) $5,000
Bishop, Timothy H (D-NY) $11,000
Posted by: kd | February 26, 2004 07:44 PM
Wow! That's truly a fascinating list! And especially interesting to note that David Wu received 2nd most on the list! Sallie Mae feels very strongly about variable-rate financing (incorporated into Wu's 2711) should the single consolidation rule be rescinded... Thanks for helping us all to connect the dots!
Posted by: Gerry | February 27, 2004 09:58 AM