Mar 4 2009
Congressmen Overseeing Defense Budget Got $8 Million from PMA Group and Clients
The FBI hasn’t been the only group continuing to investigate lobbying firm PMA Group, which specializes in securing federal earmarks for its clients. At the Center for Responsive Politics, we’ve expanded our original analysis of contributions from the lobbying firm to lawmakers, specifically those on the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, to include contributions from PMA’s [...]
Feb 19 2009
Obama, Ney and DeLay Also Among Stanford’s Investments
As the story behind the embattled investment company Stanford Financial Group develops, we thought we’d take an even closer look at the seeds the company may have tried to plant in Washington via campaign contributions. When looking at ALL lawmakers to collect money from the company’s PAC and employees (not just members of the current [...]