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Originally Posted by kepp
Congressional lobbying should be done away with.
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but then these guys would have less money......
the Committee on Commerce (the ones who introduced the bill): campaign donations from 2012
•Sen. Julia Lynn (R), Chairperson: AT&T ($1,750), Comcast ($1,500), CenturyLink ($1,000);
•Sen. Susan Wagle (R), Vice-Chair: Cox Communications ($1,750), AT&T ($1,500), Kansas Cable Telecommunication Association ($1,250), Comcast ($1,000), CenturyLink ($1,000);
•Sen. Tom Holland (D), Ranking Member: AT&T ($1,000);
•Sen. Pat Apple (R): AT&T ($1,000), Comcast ($1,000), Kansas Cable Telecommunication Association ($250), Time Warner Cable ($250), Verizon ($250), CenturyLink ($250);
•Sen. Jim Denning (R): CenturyLink ($250);
•Sen. Oletha Faust-Goudeau (D): AT&T ($1,000), Cox Communications ($1000), Kansas Cable Telecommunication Association ($250);
•Sen. Jeff Longbine (R): AT&T ($2,000), CenturyLink ($1,750), Cox Communications ($500);
•Sen. Jeff Melcher (R): CenturyLink ($1,000);
•Sen. Robert Olson (R): AT&T ($1,750), Comcast ($1,500), CenturyLink ($1,250), Cox Communications ($750);
•Sen. Mary Pilcher-Cook (R): Comcast ($1,000).