Showing posts with label special interests. Show all posts
Showing posts with label special interests. Show all posts

Friday, February 4, 2011

Rep: Paul Ryan: "You Can’t Make This Stuff Up"

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Republican Rep. Paul Ryan was referring to a Democratic email rallying lobbyists and special interest groups against budget cuts. Rep. Paul Ryan had this response.
“You can’t make this stuff up,” chuckles Rep. Paul Ryan (R., Wis.), the chairman of the House Budget Committee, in an interview with National Review Online. “The spending special interests are coming out of the seams. They are activating K Street to work on their behalf.”

Friday, October 22, 2010

Video: Demo Jack Conway Took Thousands of Dollars From Utility Companies and 'Sipped a Slurpee' While They Hiked Rates

KY Attorney General and Democratic Senate candidate Jack Conway claims he is "putting the people of Kentucky above the pocket boos of special interests." That is far form the truth.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Obama Criticizes SCOTUS Ruling On Campaign Finance, But Big Money Went to His Cronies

President Obama is concerned about special interest money in elections after after the Supreme Court ruling striking down much of McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform.

Statement from President Obama:
"With its ruling today, the Supreme Court has given a green light to a new stampede of special interest money in our politics. It is a major victory for big oil, Wall Street banks, health insurance companies and the other powerful interests that marshal their power every day in Washington to drown out the voices of everyday


A screen shot form OpenSecrets.org shows President Obama's cronies Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer and Blanche Lincoln are the big recipients of special interest money.

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