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by YankeeJim | June 23, 2011 at 07:11 am
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Takes marbles and goes home
He has too much at stake with corporate and big money lobbyists to accept any revenue raising discussion.
“Breaking News Alert: Cantor pulls out of deficit-reduction talks, citing impasse over tax increases
June 23, 2011 10:54:11 AM
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) on Thursday pulled out of White House budget talks led by Vice President Biden, saying the two sides had reached an impasse over tax increases.
http://link.email.washingtonpost.com/...YZKX/50/h”
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at 07:14 on June 23rd, 2011
Eric Cantor lobby contributions
Rank Contributor Total Indivs PACs 1Comcast Corp$33,950$23,950$10,0002McGuireWoods LLP$33,850$28,850$5,0003Dominion Resources$30,450$20,450$10,0004Goldman Sachs$27,650$17,650$10,0005Blue Cross/Blue Shield$25,000$0$25,0006KKR & Co$22,600$22,600$07Guardian Life Insurance$21,250$21,250$08New York Life Insurance$20,750$10,750$10,0009McKesson Corp$20,000$0$20,0009US Oncology$20,000$0$20,00011CCA Industries$19,100$19,100$012Gumenick Properties$18,800$18,800$013Energy Future Holdings Corp$18,148$10,650$7,49814Capital One Financial$16,650$6,650$10,00015Genworth Financial$16,100$8,600$7,50016JPMorgan Chase & Co$15,800$5,800$10,00017Altria Group$15,050$5,050$10,00018J Goldman & Co$15,000$15,000$019Silver Companies$14,900$14,900$020Bank of America$14,500$4,500$10,000Download:
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at 19:55 on June 23rd, 2011
The Democratic National Committee will reimburse at least 10 registered federal lobbyists who donated to the committee -- a violation of the organization's stated policies -- after OpenSecrets Blog brought the donations to the DNC's attention on the afternoon of June 3, 2011. Oops, fingers in another cookie jar. Better take another look at Cantor. LOL.