Saturday, September 7, 2013

McCain's blood money or Senators who voted for Syria strike got more defense contractor dough

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 McCain's blood money

 The ten Senate Foreign Relations Committee members who voted to attack Syria received 83 percent more campaign contributions from defense contractors than the seven senators who voted against it, according to analysis from Maplight.org.

Examining data from 2007 to 2012, the analysts found that the average senator who voted “yes” on the authorization of the use of military force took $72,850 from defense contractors and other defense industry interests. Senators who voted “no” received just $39,770 on average.

Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain led the pack among those in favor, raking in about $176,000 from defense interests over five years. Illinois Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin garnered $127,000 from the defense industry, followed by Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine, who picked up a cool $101,000.

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2 comments:

  1. idahobobSeptember 8, 2013 at 8:36 AM

    Of course these congressional whores, otherwise known as traitors, do.

    Bob
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