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June 27, 2013
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June 28, 2013—By a vote of 68-32, the Senate passed the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, a comprehensive immigration overhaul bill that provides a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, increases the number of visas available for employers to hire foreign workers, and increases security at the U.S.-Mexico border.
How much money have senators received from interests advocating for or against immigration reform?
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June 25, 2013
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June 26, 2013—The Supreme Court ruled to overturn California's Proposition 8, a ballot initiative passed in 2008 that restricted legal marriage to opposite-sex couples.
Where did the money fighting for and against Prop. 8 come from?
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June 24, 2013
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June 25, 2013—Today, with Congress inactive on climate change legislation, President Obama announced a series of executive actions to address climate change by limiting greenhouse gas emissions and bolstering production of renewable energy, among other methods.
How much money have carbon-emitting interests given to Congress?
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June 20, 2013
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June 21, 2013—By a vote of 195-234, the House of Representatives voted to reject the 2012 farm bill. The bill would have reauthorized federal agricultural and nutrition programs for five years while cutting more than $20 billion from the food stamps program.
How much money have members of the House received from interest groups in support of or oppostion to the bill?
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June 18, 2013
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June 19, 2013—As the federal government's collection of data has expanded in the past decade under the Patriot Act and other surveillance programs, one set of companies has seen a big financial benefit -- the private contractors that work with the Department of Defense and the National Security Agency to analyze the data.
How much money have these companies given to members of Congress since 2007?
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June 13, 2013
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June 14, 2013—On Wednesday, by a vote of 301-124, the House of Representatives passed the "Swaps Jurisdiction Certainty Act," a bill that would create new requirements for the the Dodd-Frank rule-making process and limit regulation of U.S. banks on derivatives transactions known as swaps.
How much money have house members voting in favor of the bill received from supporting interests?
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June 11, 2013
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June 11, 2013—By a vote of 66-27 the Senate today passed the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, which would reauthorize many of the nation's food and agricultural programs while reducing funding for food stamps, farm subsidies, and environmental programs.
How did contributions from industries with an interest in the bill correlate with how Senators voted?