Top Recepients of Top Industries, List of Corporate Donations During the 2009 - 2010 Election Cycle (Harry Reid, Congress)

[mossomo]

This has been a trending subject today so I thought to give it a little more sunshine.

So who's got the most juice on Capitol Hill? Here's a list of the top industries contributing to members of the 111th Congress during the 2009-2010 election cycle. And if you assume the largest corporate donation recipients to be Republicans, you are so very wrong.

1 Lawyers/Law Firms $22,668,990 83% 17% Harry Reid (D-Nev)
2 Health Professionals $14,307,929 63% 37% Harry Reid (D-Nev)
3 Retired $11,285,022 55% 45% Mark Kirk (R-Ill)
4 Real Estate $10,842,041 64% 36% Charles E Schumer (D-NY)
5 Securities/Invest $10,776,669 73% 27% Charles E Schumer (D-NY)
6 Insurance $9,062,842 57% 43% Charles E Schumer (D-NY)
7 Lobbyists $7,801,801 69% 31% Harry Reid (D-Nev)
8 Leadership PACs $6,624,511 64% 36% Roy Blunt (R-Mo)
9 Bldg Trade Unions $6,136,245 92% 7% Judy Chu (D-Calif)
10 Pharm/Health Prod $5,852,259 61% 39% Richard Burr (R-NC)

And there's more behind the link...

Top Industries Giving to Members of Congress, 2010 Cycle | OpenSecrets

[Dopo]

Originally Posted by mossomo

1 Lawyers/Law Firms $22,668,990 83% 17% Harry Reid (D-Nev)
2 Health Professionals $14,307,929 63% 37% Harry Reid (D-Nev)
7 Lobbyists $7,801,801 69% 31% Harry Reid (D-Nev)

Doesn't surprise me,
Corruption is stopping "Medicare for all" health reform

[lifelongMOgal]

Quite telling to see how many times Reid & Schumer are listed as the top recipients of contributions.

It is no wonder with Lawyers/Law Firms being the top Contributors and Reid being the top recipient that Tort Reform never was considered under healthcare "reform" either.

[HappyTexan]

See...the Dems are no better than the Repubs.

Pssst...wake up people..wake up. 2012 is but 2 years away..how's about we put an Independent at the top ? (I can wish can't I ?)