the blue pill: top 10 securities and investment firm donors 1989 -2010 and the top 10 recipients

[Douglas Carpenter]

I will just link to this information - to avoid any bias on reporting this data:

link:

http://influenceexplorer.com/industry/securities-investment/0af3f418f426497e8bbf916bfc074ebc?cycle=-1


,,

Here is a year by year 2000 to 2012 break down of donations according to party rather than individual candidates:

link:

http://www.followthemoney.org/database/IndustryTotals.phtml


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[DainBramaged]

1. $16,004,693, and I wondered why the president won't stand with us?

:eyes:

[Ichingcarpenter]

2. Yep..... seen it before

Washington is owned and its not by the people.

[leveymg]

3. The lobbying part of that is most interesting, as well: $824 million worth

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Lobbying, 1998 - 2012
$823,559,224 Reported Spent Information

Figures are based on lobbying activity reported to the Senate Office of Public Records. Reported dollar amounts are required to be accurate only to the nearest $20,000. For organizations whose primary business is lobbying, we display total income and top clients. For organizations that are not primarily lobbying firms, we display total amount spent on lobbying and top lobbying firms hired.

For more information, please see our lobbying methodology page.
Lobbying On Behalf of SECURITIES & INVESTMENT
Names of Lobbyists:

* Norman Brownstein,
* Joel Oswald,
* Mitchell Feuer,
* Peter Rich,
* Labrenda Garrett-nelson,
* Gary Gasper,
* Nick Giordano,
* David Franasiak,
* Tim Urban,
* Carmencita Whonder,

Most Frequently Disclosed Lobbying Issues:

* Finance,
* Taxes,
* Banking,
* Retirement,
* Energy & Nuclear Power,
* Agriculture,
* Trade,
* Fed Budget & Appropriations,
* Health Issues,
* Bankruptcy

Firm Hired Amount
Ogilvy Government Relations $20,390,000
Williams & Jensen $14,180,000
Patton Boggs LLP $12,990,000
Brownstein, Hyatt et al $12,530,000
Akin, Gump et al $9,860,000
Rich Feuer Group $6,990,000
Mayer, Brown et al $4,890,000
Ernst & Young $4,642,500
Baker & Hostetler $4,610,000
Barbour, Griffith & Rogers $4,600,000
For more in-depth information on the complete lobbying data see: OpenSecrets.org TransparencyData.com
About Contact
Sunlight Foundation Open Secrets National Institute on Money in State Politics

[joeybee12]

4. KNR...2008 is interesting...both Obama and Hilary were huge recipents then...

and it shows in the dividends paid off.

[Scuba]

5. K&R See you on the Greatest Page.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

6. Which explains why #OWS is protesting and isn't aligned with either party.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

7. K&R

[bvar22]

8. !

Transparency
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5t8GdxFYBU










You will know them by their WORKS,
not by their Campaign Promises.

Solidarity!
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[moondust]

9. Bill Clinton not even in top 10.

Although Hillary is. So the really big money in politics is pretty much a 21st Century thing.

Poor Lehman Brothers sure didn't get their money's worth. :cry:

[Douglas Carpenter]

10. one kick for the next shift