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
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Direct contributions are only part of the story, as individual contributions by those associated with the health insurance industry also are solicited by, but not admitted to by, the lobbyists for insurance.
The bill finally produced by the right actually resembles the plans that are presented to clients in sales material. In those plans, for taking less you could pay less. The variables included deductibles, amount payable annually for any expenses, and claim limits. The bill from the right does not really pretend to offer benefits to the public, it is the usual corporate welfare.
I will watch this very close but only have one vote and maybe my wife.
“John Boehner – $137,725 (20th)” Bonehead must receive money under the table……?
What’s encouraging is that Democracts are prominent in the list. It means those who are payers in this game are hedging their bets.