WASHINGTON - An Associated Press analysis of 37 freshman House members on three key committees shows 35 of the lawmakers raised a greater percentage of political action committee money from the industries and unions that fall under their committees' jurisdiction than they had received before getting their assignments. But a separate AP analysis earlier this year found that on six hotly debated measures in the House - medical malpractice, class-action lawsuits, overhauling bankruptcy laws, the energy bill, gun manufacturer lawsuits and overtime pay - the biggest recipients of interest group money almost always voted the way their donors wanted.
Posted by Editor at September 19, 2003 10:20 AM