Commemorative Series No. 3 · The Fine Print
OUTSPENTNo. 25/74
Norm
Coleman
U.S. Senate · R-MN
Taken from the card industry
$71,175
S.256 · the bankruptcy bill · 2005tap to flip ⤺
WHO THEY WORK FORNo. 25/74
Card-Issuing Banks$59,550
Credit Cards$11,625
Made it harder to clear credit-card debt in bankruptcy. Filings got ~38% costlier; insolvency didn't fall. · 109-1-44OUTSPENT
Card 25 of 74 · tap the card to see who they work for
Beyond the check
The check is only the part you can see.
They took
$71,175
The industry spent on the bill
$100M+
on an eight-year industry push to pass the bankruptcy bill
Then, after office
Became a lobbyist with pharmaceutical and health clients at Hogan Lovells.
Source: OpenSecrets; LegiStorm
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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Card-Issuing Banks$59,550
Wells Fargo$34,730
Am. Bankers Assn.$14,500
Citigroup$6,020
Bank of America$4,300
Credit Cards$11,625
American Express$9,100
Discover$1,150
Visa$1,000
Mastercard$375