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MapLight research on the influence of money and politics.
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February 04, 2014
James Watkins/FlickrFeb. 13, 2014—After years of delay and false starts, on January 29, 2014 the House of Representatives voted 251-166 to approve a compromise on the farm bill.How much money have members of the House received from interests supporting the bill?
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January 22, 2014
Bernard S. Jansen/Wikimedia CommonsJan. 21, 2014—House Representative Hal Rogers, R-Ky., has attached a rider to the bill to reverse an Obama Administration rule limiting U.S. financing of coal-fired power plants overseas. With domestic coal use waning, exports to coal-fired plants in other countries are seen as the future for American companies in the coal industry, so Rogers' rider is a significant boon for the industry.How much money has House Representative Rogers received from coal mining interests?
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January 15, 2014
Gobierno de Chile/FlickrJanuary 16, 2014—Aside from select members of the Administration, the only people with full access to the working documents on the TPP negotiations are the members of the United States Trade Representative's trade advisory system, including representatives from large, politically active corporations like General Electric, AT&T, and Cisco.How much money have members of the trade advisory board on intellectual property given to Congress?
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December 11, 2013
MapLightDecember 12, 2013—It costs a lot of money to win a seat in the California State Legislature, but how much exactly? MapLight has conducted an analysis of money raised by members of the California State Legislature who won election in 2012.
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December 07, 2013
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December 9, 2013—In response to documents leaked by former National Security Agency contractor, Edward J. Snowden, the congressional committees in charge of overseeing the government's intelligence operations have come to the defense of the surveillance and data collection programs, and the agencies that administer them.
How much money have members of the Senate and House Intelligence Committees received from contractors performing intelligence services work?
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December 03, 2013
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December 6, 2013—On Wednesday, December 4, 2013, the House of Representatives passed a bill to weaken another section of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The bill, titled the "Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act," would exempt most private equity firms from a requirement in Dodd-Frank that fund managers register with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and disclose information that would help the government monitor systemic risk.
How much money have private equity firms and other supporting interests given to members of the House?
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November 21, 2013
Jeff Turner/FlickrNovember 22, 2013—Democratic representatives were split when the House of Representatives voted on October 30, 2013 to pass H.R. 992, a bill seeking to reverse new financial derivatives regulations that were approved by Congress in 2010 as part of the Dodd-Frank Act. According to the New York Times, lobbyists from Citigroup played a major role in drafting the bill.How did money from Citigroup and other interests correlate with how House Democrats voted?