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Is Congress independent enough to resist the investment banking lobby?

April 2, 2008 · No Comments

We shall see what happens.  In the meantime, consider the vested interests to which some in Congress may be beholden.  Example (courtesy of Center for Responsive Politics):  Sen. Chris Dodd’s big contributors (note - the corporations are not the contributors; the actual contributors are their Political Action Committees)

CHRISTOPHER J. DODD (D-CT)
Top Contributors

1

SAC Capital Partners

$319,800

2

Citigroup Inc

$318,394

3

United Technologies

$268,800

4

Bear Stearns

$205,100

5

American International Group

$204,678

6

Royal Bank of Scotland

$186,150

7

Goldman Sachs

$176,600

8

Morgan Stanley

$155,000

9

Credit Suisse Group

$154,050

10

Merrill Lynch

$141,650

11

St Paul Travelers Companies

$117,100

12

General Electric

$115,650

13

Lehman Brothers

$115,000

14

National Westminster Bank

$114,800

15

KPMG LLP

$114,300

16

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

$108,000

17

Hartford Financial Services

$103,500

18

Travelers Companies

$101,900

19

The Hartford

$99,750

20

JPMorgan Chase & Co

$98,550

 

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