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 Thune's control (Commonsense, Conservative Values PAC and Heartland Values PAC) took $1,193,500 from banks, card lenders, drug makers and insurers.
Source: FEC; Commonsense, Conservative Values PAC and Heartland Values 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.
★ Hall of Shame
Thune voted with the money in more than one set:
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Citigroup$31,250
Wells Fargo$27,917
Am. Bankers Assn.$20,000
Am. Financial Services$18,000
Capital One$12,800
Consumer Bankers Assn$7,500
American Express$4,015
Visa$2,500
Discover$1,750
Mastercard$1,000