N.Y. Times Examines Schumer’s Buck-raking on Wall Street
A New York Times front-pager on Sunday that examined the ties between Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Wall Street employed data from the Center for Responsive Politics.
Schumer has received more money from the securities and investment industry than almost any other member of Congress since 1989-$6.2 million. (Only President-elect Barack Obama and other 2008 presidential [...]
Wealthy Out-of-Town Donors Foot the Inauguration Bill
As Washington, D.C., prepares itself for what will likely be one of the largest inauguration audiences in history, some of the country’s wealthiest individuals in Hollywood and New York are financing the event as it grows into a major production. So far the presidential inaugural committee has collected at least $9.7 million from at least [...]
Madoff and Company Spent Nearly $1 Million on Washington Influence
The man behind a $50 billion Ponzi scheme that has roiled Wall Street and shaken up the nonprofit world was also a long-time contributor to Democrats, the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics has found. Bernard Madoff was arrested last Thursday and charged with operating a fraudulent money-management business with which he advised investors, hedge funds [...]