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MapLight research on the influence of money and politics.
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June 05, 2013
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June 13, 2013—Of almost a dozen fracking bills introduced over the course of this legislative session, only two survived, three were rejected, and the rest died in committee. The only bill proposing a "moratorium" on fracking until regulation was in place was voted out.
How does the money, in the form of campaign contributions, line up on which bills passed and which bills failed?
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June 6, 2013—On May 22, the House of Representatives approved a bill (H.R. 3) that would deem TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline project approved for construction without a presidential permit and without further environmental review.
How much money have members of the House received from interest groups supporting construction of the Keystone XL pipeline?
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May 24, 2013
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June 6 2013—In late May the Senate approved an amendment to the farm bill that would reduce crop insurance subsidies for wealthy farmers. The amendment, sponsored by Senators Dick Durbin (D, IL) and Tom Coburn (R, OK) would reduce crop insurance payments by 15 percent to farmers with a gross annual income of $750,000 or more.
How much money have senators received from the crop production and basic processing industry?
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June 6, 2013—House Representative Jim Himes (D-CT) recently spoke with the New York Times about the fundraising system in Congress. “It’s appalling, it’s disgusting, it’s wasteful, and it opens the possibility of conflicts of interest and corruption," he said. "It’s unfortunately the world we live in.”
How much money in campaign contributions has Himes received from Citibank and his former employer Goldman Sachs?
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May 24, 2013—The House Financial Services Committee approved six bills that would roll back pieces of the Dodd-Frank Act designed to improve regulation of the derivatives market.
How much money have members of the House Financial Services Committee received from top banks and the Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate (FIRE) sector?
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May 24, 2013—Yesterday, by a vote of 27-71, the Senate defeated an amendment to the farm bill from Senator Bernie Sanders that sought to ensure that states can enforce their own laws requiring genetically modified foods to have special labels.
How much money have members of the Senate received from companies that support the use of genetically engineered foods?
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May 20, 2013
California Secretary of State Debra Bowen and Daniel Newman, Co-Founder and President of MapLight (California Secretary of State and MapLight) May 22, 2013—California Secretary of State Deborah Bowen has announced that the Cal-Access lobbying and campaign finance database will be available for download on a single spreadsheet by Labor Day, September 2, and updated twice daily from then-on.