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Sale would give one voting machine company most of US market
September 17, 2009
Common Cause is urging the Justice Department to thoroughly review a proposed merger of two large voting machine companies that would give the combined company as much as 70 percent of the voting systems market, raising concerns about cost, reliability and fraud issues.
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Healthcare industry continues to spend big as debate enters critical stage
September 17, 2009
As the health care reform debate enters a critical phase in Congress, the health care industry continues to pour hundreds of millions of dollars into lobbying and ad campaigns on top of millions in campaign contributions.
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One year after Lehman collapse
September 14, 2009
President Obama's proposed overhaul of financial regulations faces fierce opposition from the securities and investment industry, which is spending furiously to lobby Congress and make campaign contributions to key leaders.
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Boeing and Lockheed Fly High as Senate Considers More Fighter JetsJuly 2009Boeing and Lockheed Martin will be watching the Senate closely this week as it considers the defense authorization bill, which includes $1.75 billion for seven new F-22 Raptors that Defense Secretary Robert Gates says are not needed. Combined, these two companies have given nearly $1.4 million in campaign contributions so far this year to 50 senators as the companies have fought to continue funding for the much-criticized fighter jet. Read the full report... Legislating Under the Influence June 2009As the debate over reforming the health care system heats up in Congress, a new report by Common Cause finds that major health care interests are spending more than $1.4 million a day to lobby Capitol Hill so far this year, and that those same health care interests have significantly ramped up campaign contributions, donating about $373 million to Members of Congress since 2000. Read the full report... Earmarks for Campaign Cash? May 2009The 18 members of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, which Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) chairs, inserted more than $355 million in earmarks into the 2008 defense spending bill on behalf of their campaign contributors. Those contributors, according to campaign disclosure reports, donated a total of $1.3 million to the members who sponsored the earmarks. Read the full report... The Financial Bailout: Your Tax Dollars Gone MissingFebruary 2009This report describes how bank recipients of bailout funds have failed to increase lending to the public, while rewarding executives with lavish bonuses. The report also calls on Congress to address the failures of the financial bailout plan immediately.Read the full report... Go to the Research Center...
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