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 [...]
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 [...]
Wealthy Freshmen Increase Congressional Net Worth
New members of Congress are worth $1 million more than the average incumbent, Center finds. As they make decisions about the economy, freshmen and incumbents are heavily invested in the struggling financial sector.
WASHINGTON–The new crop of lawmakers that Americans tasked in November with shoring up the ailing economy are wealthier than the group that was [...]