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The Sunlight Foundation and the Center for Responsive Politics have released an extremely timely and thorough expose,The investigation identified outside lobbyists that donated to the same members of Congress as their clients, and strongly suggests that special interest giving is enhanced by the K Street contributors they hire...
There is no indication that the extra giving by lobbyists was part of a planned effort by the healthcare firms to solidify their support among key members of Congress. But whether coordinated or not, the newly-found clusters of lobbyist giving clearly illustrate the intensity of the full-court press that the industry is currently waging on Capitol Hill.
In all, 61 members of Congress39 in the Senate, 22 in the House, 38 Democrats and 23 Republicansgot money from 10 or more outside lobbyists whose healthcare or health insurance industry clients also contributed to their campaigns.