With all the news about financial meltdown and government bailouts of companies, I thought it might be interesting to know how much money members of
So I went to OpenSecrets.org to see what I could find. The bottom line: It appears that
The money-in-politics Web site lists contributions since 1989 from employees and political action committees tied to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to each member of Congress. According to the site, Sen. Pete Domenici has received $16,226, Rep. Steve Pearce has received $5,000, Sen. Jeff Bingaman has received $3,000, Rep. Heather Wilson has received $1,250 and Rep. Tom Udall has received nothing.
According to the Web site, PACs tied to and employees of Lehman Brothers have given to each member of the delegation during the current election cycle. Since 2007, Domenici has received $4,000, Bingaman has received $3,500,
AIG, according to the Web site, hasn’t given as much to
Then there’s Bear Sterns. Going back to 1997, the company’s PAC hasn’t given money to any current member of the
The numbers are current as of Sept. 2.