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Baltimore Sun on Big Money and Health Care Reform posted by Johnny Papagiannis on 06-26-2009 The Baltimore Sun has an editorial today on the battle in Congress over health care reform and the role that big money will play in the outcome. The editorial cites a recently released report by Common Cause. Published in: Baltimore Sun | campaign contributions | Congress | editorial | health care | lobbyists GRASSLEY FUNDRAISER HOSTED BY MORTGAGE, INSURANCE LOBBYISTS AND PAC posted by Johnny Papagiannis on 06-22-2009 The Public Campaign Action Fund issued a press release today on Sen. Chuck Grassley's (R-Iowa) fundraiser hosted by mortgage and insurance industry PAC's and lobbyists. The special interest fundraiser comes after Grassley voted against a bill opposed by the hosts to allow bankruptcy judges to renegotiate mortgages. The Huffington Post posted a story on the release. Published in: Congress | financial industry | fundraising | PACs | Sen. Grassley | special interest Nate Silver on Special Interest Money and the Public Option posted by Monica Rober on 06-22-2009 Nate Silver from FiveThirtyEight.com has written an interesting statistical analysis of money in politics as it relates to the current debate on health care reform and the popular public option. Published in: health care | Nate Silver | Public Option | special interests Read more posts from the "Paid for by..." blog |
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