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ensho Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-11 09:47 AM
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Wall Street firms donated $11.2 million to members of debt ‘super committee’
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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/08/18/wall-street-firms-donated-11-2-million-to-members-of-debt-super-committee/


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Of that $11.2 million, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase donated approximately $2 million combined.

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Democratic and liberal groups donated the third most amount of money, with about $9.6 million in political contributions, and the health industry donated the fourth most, with about $9.3 million.

Club for Growth, a conservative free market group, donated more money than any other organization, contributing a combined $990,066 to the twelve lawmakers. The vast majority of that money went to Sen. Toomey.

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Microsoft Corp. donated the second most, with $810,100.
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6 repugs on committe signed pledge by Americans for Tax Reform to vote against any tax increases.

just how 'super' will this committee be?
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