Congressional Members get bundles of lobbyist cash

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Hawaii Democratic Sen. Daniel Inouye has long been a powerful booster of defense industry giants like Lockheed Martin, repeatedly helping out the $40 billion company throughout his long career in Congress.

But the relationship has been far from a one-way street.

A lobbyist for Lockheed Martin has bundled scores of smaller donations, directing tens of thousands of dollars into Inouye’s campaign war chest, according to his latest campaign finance reports.

Inouye’s situation is hardly unique. Even as President Barack Obama vows to take on special interests, lobbyists continue to bundle millions in donations for lawmakers, often when they have a direct stake in the lawmakers’ policy portfolio. Tourism interests are bundling thousands for Missouri Republican Rep. Roy Blunt, who represents the tourist mecca of Branson. A Wal-Mart lobbyist is piling together money for Arkansas Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln’s reelection bid, and environmental interests are bundling checks for California Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer’s campaign.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0210/33016.html

[happy_liberal]

1. I somehow doubt that the environmental interest checks

are anywhere near the # of zeros as Big Pharma though...

[Union Yes]

2. Lobbyists are undoing our democracy. knr nt

[classysassy]

3. The system is broken

instead of using the money for TV spots,just buy our votes,mine is for sale.