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 McCain's control (Country First Political Action Committee, Inc. (country First Pac) and Patriot First PAC and Sedona PAC) took $133,050 from banks, card lenders, drug makers and insurers.
Source: FEC; Country First Political Action Committee, Inc. (country First Pac) and Patriot First PAC and Sedona 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.
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Bank of America$22,375
Am. Bankers Assn.$18,000
Citigroup$4,950
Wells Fargo$2,600
JPMorgan$825
Discover$6,180
Capital One$2,100
American Express$450