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According to the non-partisan OpenSecrets, pharmaceutical companies spent $900 million on lobbying between 1998 and 2005, more than any other industry. During the same period, they donated $89.9 million to federal candidates and political parties, giving approximately three times as much to Republicans as to Democrats. [1]
According to data from OpenSecrets, the top 100 individual super PAC donors in 2011–2012 made up just 3.7% of contributors, but accounted for more than 80% of the total money raised, [33] while less than 0.5% of the money given to "the most active super PACs" was donated by publicly traded corporations.
Public concern over the influence of large donors in political campaigns was reflected in a 2018 opinion poll which found that 74% of Americans surveyed thought it was "very" important that "people who give a lot of money to elected officials" "not have more political influence than other people", [note 1] but that 72% thought this was "not at ...
President Donald Trump's decision to exit the World Health Organization means the U.N. agency is losing its biggest funder. For the two-year budget ending in 2025, the U.S. is projected to be WHO’s largest single contributor by far. It is expected to donate $958 million, or nearly 15%, of the agency’s roughly $6.5 billion budget.
Service Employees International Union Committee on Political Education (SEIU COPE) – Washington, D.C. Transport Workers Union Political Contributions Committee – New York, NY; Transportation Communications International Union Responsible Citizens Political League – Rockville, MD; Working America PAC – Washington, D.C.
Elizabeth Uihlein. Donations to Vance groups: $250,000 Net worth: $6.6 billion Source of wealth: President of Uline Check Out: 5 Presidents Who Raised Taxes the Most, and 5 Who Lowered Them
UPS's political contributions -- totaling almost $25 million between 1989 and 2010 -- skew toward Republican candidates. They have also remained remarkably consistent, hovering around $2.6 million ...
Following a rather disastrous first debate with former President Donald Trump, many are left with doubts as to the future of current President Joe Biden's campaign for a second term. Many ...