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November 07, 2013
Senator Dianne FeinsteinUnited States CongressNovember 8, 2013—Senators Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., are in a showdown over legislation related to the National Security Agency's bulk data collection programs.How do Feinstein and Leahy compare on money from Department of Defense intelligence contractors?
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October 28, 2013
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October 29, 2013—On October 30, the House of Representatives will be voting on a bipartisan bill to repeal financial bailout protections that Congress passed in 2010 as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The bill would severely limit the reach of Sec. 716 in Dodd-Frank, which requires banks that are eligible for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or Federal Reserve lending discounts to spin off their derivatives activities into separate corporate entities that would not be eligible for federal assistance.
How much money have members of the House received from banks and other supporting interests?
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October 01, 2013
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October 3, 2013—On Thursday morning a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House announced an agreement on a compromise to end the government shutdown that would link a "clean" government funding bill to a repeal of the surtax on medical devices.
How much money have medical device manufacturers and organizations opposing the medical device tax given to members of Congress?
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September 24, 2013
Senator Max Baucus, D-Mont.
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September 25, 2013—Republican leadership in the House of Representatives have bolstered the prospects of a major tax code overhaul proposal from Senator Max Baucus, D-Mont., and Representative Dave Camp, R-Mich., by suggesting that it be linked to legislation to lift the nation's debt limit. Over the years, the campaigns of Baucus and Camp have received millions of dollars from a wide range of industries—many of which would have major tax breaks at stake in the overhaul.
Which industries have given the most money to the lawmakers leading the tax code overhaul?
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September 18, 2013
Senator-elect Cory Booker
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October 18, 2013—Cory Booker's U.S. Senate campaign received contributions from some of the largest and most well known corporations in America, including Facebook, Disney, and Goldman Sachs.
How much has Cory Booker raised from out-of-state?
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September 17, 2013
October 17, 2013—Opposition contributions to a Washington State ballot initiative to require labels on products containing genetically modified organisms have grown exponentially over the past couple of months, in a pattern reminiscent of the spending on California's Prop. 37.How do contributions for and against Washington's I-522 echo the money race for California's Prop. 37?
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September 04, 2013
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September 5, 2013—The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 10-7 yesterday to approve a resolution authorizing the President to use military force in Syria. The resolution would allow the President to use the Armed Forces of the United States in Syria "as he determines to be necessary and appropriate in a limited and specified manner."
How much money have members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee received from defense contractors and other defense interests?