Commemorative Series No. 2 · The Drug Money
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Beyond the check
The check is only the part you can see.
on drug-industry lobbying in 2003, about ten lobbyists for every senator
Through the leadership PAC
Beyond the campaign account, a leadership PAC under Grassley's control (Goldfinch PAC and The Hawkeye PAC) took $520,000 from banks, card lenders, drug makers and insurers.
Source: FEC; Goldfinch PAC and The Hawkeye PAC
The industry figure is lobbying spent on the bill, not a payment to this senator. Source: Public Citizen (2004); Center for Public Integrity. Everything here is documented public record; nothing alleges an illegal act.
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Grassley voted with the money in more than one set:
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Amgen$47,100
Johnson & Johnson$16,600
Pfizer$6,900
PhRMA$4,000
Eli Lilly$2,000
AHIP$9,000
Anthem/Elevance$2,562
Aetna$500
Humana$200