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The Chronicles of Money, Politics, "Insufficient Influence," Freshman Fundraising in Paradise, and the Plunger of Justice

Submitted by John Papagiannis on Mar 23, 2012

Here's a recap of Public Campaign and Public Campaign Action Fund's (PCAF) work from March 12 through March 23, 2012.

Hensarling Fundraises Off Government Contractors

Submitted by Adam Smith on Jun 02, 2011

According to Sunlight Foundation’s PoliticalPartyTime.org, House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) was scheduled to attend a breakfast fundraiser this morning hosted by the political action committee for Fluor, a government contractor.

Anti-Transparency Senators and Their Campaign Cash

Submitted by Adam Smith on May 27, 2011

Every original Senate co-sponsor of legislation that would block transparency of federal contractor political contributions can count government contractors as top donors to their campaign, according to Public Campaign analysis of campaign data provided by the Center for Responsive Politics and federal spending data by FedSpending.org.