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Congress’s Healthcare Movers Rake in Contributions
Posted By Sheldon Richman
“As the debate intensifies in Congress, health care sector contributions to lawmakers on the committees overseeing the massive change to the nation’s health care system are on the upswing—rising 8% between the first and second quarter of the year, according to data compiled by the non-partisan Center for Responsive Politics.” (USA Today [1], Wednesday)
Money flows to power.
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[1] USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-09-01-health-lobbyists-lawmakers_N.htm
[2] “High Plains Drifters: Politicians’ Lucrative Protection Racket”: http://www.thefreemanonline.org/featured/high-plains-drifters-politicians-lucrative-protection-racket/
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