WASHINGTON — In two years, Rep. Jeff Denham of California has gone from a Republican backbencher to a key subcommittee chairman and in a league with higher-ranking and senior members of Congress when it comes to financial support from the railroad industry.
Denham, who barely received anything from railroads in his last two House campaigns, now ranks fourth out of the top five recipients of rail industry money in Congress. Republican Rep. Bill Shuster of Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Transportation Committee tops the list, followed by Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky...............
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/10/26/244644/rail-industry-support-follows.html?sp=/99/200/?rh=1
Victrola1 WASHINGTON — In two years, Rep. Jeff Denham of California has gone from a Republican backbencher to a key subcommittee chairman and in a league with higher-ranking and senior members of Congress when it comes to financial support from the railroad industry. Denham, who barely received anything from railroads in his last two House campaigns, now ranks fourth out of the top five recipients of rail industry money in Congress. Republican Rep. Bill Shuster of Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Transportation Committee tops the list, followed by Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky............... http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/10/26/244644/rail-industry-support-follows.html?sp=/99/200/?rh=1 Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/10/26/244644/rail-industry-support-follows.html?sp=/99/200/?rh=1#storylink=cpy
To further backstop what Victrola1 said, and linked:
Here is another link that might be of interest here @
http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/mems.php
"...Top{50} Interest Groups Giving to Members of Congress, 2014 Cycle..."
Scroll down, and the rail industry is show at position #34 on the list.
One can open the list at any point, and see to whom, and where the 'contributions' are going.
To the layman, the dollar amounts are eye openers...
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