Seminal Watercooler: Follow the Money

With the House set to vote on the health care bill tomorrow, it will be helpful to know exactly who our representatives will be representing. Here’s how much money some of the key players in the debate have received from health industries in the current election cycle.

(Includes donations from health professionals, insurance companies, HMO’s, hospitals, nursing homes, and pharmaceuticals. Click here for a complete listing of all members of Congress.)

House:                                                                                                         Senate:

Steny Hoyer – $259,810 (3rd highest in body)                        Harry Reid – $611,075 (most in body)

Nancy Pelosi – $223,700 (5th)                                                       Blanche Lincoln – $427,950 (2nd)

Charlie Rangel – $ 201,800 (6th)                                                  Chuck Shumer – $366,650 (3rd)

Eric Cantor – $191,150 (7th)                                                           Chuck Grassley – $248,560 (8th)

Henry Waxman – $190,250 (8th)                                                Kent Conrad – $117,850

Roy Blunt – $170,700 (12th)                                                          Ben Nelson – $113,100

John Boehner – $137,725 (20th)                                                 Max Baucus – $70,500

Joe Wilson – $77,900                                                                        Tom Carper – $58,490

Alan Grayson – $38,800                                                                  Olympia Snowe – $12,000

Dennis Kucinich – $2,000                                                               Jay Rockefeller – $2,000

What ’s on your mind tonight?