Commemorative Series No. 3 · The Fine Print
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Beyond the check
The check is only the part you can see.
on an eight-year industry push to pass the bankruptcy bill
Through the leadership PAC
Beyond the campaign account, a leadership PAC under Alexander's control (Tenn Political Action Committee Inc (tenn Pac)) took $480,000 from banks, card lenders, drug makers and insurers.
Source: FEC; Tenn Political Action Committee Inc (tenn Pac)
The industry figure is lobbying spent on the bill, not a payment to this senator. Source: contemporary reporting (NBER; PBS Frontline). Everything here is documented public record; nothing alleges an illegal act.
★ Hall of Shame
Alexander voted with the money in more than one set:
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Am. Bankers Assn.$15,000
JPMorgan$2,500
Wells Fargo$1,000
American Express$1,000
MBNA$500