Following the money in the Wall Street shakeout? Start here.
OpenSecrets.org has many, many resources for anyone interested in following the money as Washington policymakers continue to craft and implement their solutions to the floundering economy. Here’s a guide to what we at the Center for Responsive Politics have for you online:
Overviews of federal campaign contributions and lobbying by the finance, insurance and real estate [...]
Power Players: Struggling Financial Firms Are Banking on Dodd
Name: Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.)
Position: Although Dodd is chair of one of the more powerful congressional committees, he probably isn’t the envy of his peers these days with an economic crisis growing larger by the day. Dodd has put in two years as chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs and [...]
No Logos, but Corporate Representation at Obama’s Inauguration
Depressed Finance Sector Still Contributes $7 Million, Center’s pre-inauguration analysis finds
WASHINGTON–There won’t be any corporate advertising on the dais, but a number of major corporations and influential industries will be represented at Barack Obama’s inauguration by individuals who’ve contributed as much as $50,000 apiece–and bundled up to $300,000–to underwrite the festivities. According to a new [...]