AIPAC money machine.
CofCC.org News Team
by Kyle Rogers
AIPAC, American Israeli Political Action Committee, dwarfs any other foreign lobby in congress. Between the 1978-2006 election cycles, nearly 45 million has been dished out to federal candidates by AIPAC. Because of this massive amount of money, many in congress pander to AIPAC, even though it’s purpose is to put Israeli interests ahead of US interests when formulating US foreign policy.
At least three Presidential candidates are members of AIPAC. Hillary, Obama, and Richardson. Giuliani has members of AIPAC on his staff. View the list of AIPAC contribution recipients and ask yourself, “if you donated this much money to congress would they put your interests ahead of the American people?”
AIPAC Contributions in 2003-2004 election cycle. Total: $ 1,910,197
AIPAC Contribution in 2005-2006 election cycle. Total: $ 1,358,537
004 Top Ten Career Recipients of Pro-Israel PAC FundsCompiled by Hugh Galford |
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| House: Current Cycle Hoyer, Steny (D-MD) $37,500 Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana (R-FL) 36,000 Berkley, Shelley (D-NV) 35,100 Lantos, Tom (D-CA) 31,600 Frost, Martin (D-TX) 31,300 Cantor, Eric (R-VA) 23,750 Crowley, Joseph (D-NY) 23,000 DeLay, Tom (R-TX) 23,000 Lowey, Nita (D-NY) 20,650 Pelosi, Nancy (D-CA) 20,650 |
House: Career Berkley, Shelley (D-NV) $201,455 Frost, Martin (D-TX) 165,414 Engel, Eliot (D-NY) 137,918 Levin, Sander (D-MI) 113,727 Lowey, Nita (D-NY) 109,738 Lantos, Tom (D-CA) 107,250 Hoyer, Steny (D-MD) 92,275 Evans, Lane (D-IL) 87,379 Harman, Jane (D-CA) 86,271 DeLay, Tom (R-TX) 81,050 |
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| Senate: Current Cycle Specter, Arlen (R-PA) $80,350 Boxer, Barbara (D-CA) 73,000 Murray, Patty (D-WA) 72,495 Daschle, Tom (D-SD) 70,500 Reid, Harry (D-NV) 64,999 Bayh, Evan (D-IN) 56,500 Bennett, Robert (R-UT) 55,750 Wyden, Ronald (D-OR) 55,000 Brownback, Samuel (R-KS) 50,850 Shelby, Richard (R-AL) 38,500 |
Senate: Career Daschle, Tom (D-SD) $533,635 Specter, Arlen (R-PA) 461,973 Lautenberg, Frank (D-NJ) 433,806 Durbin, Richard (D-IL) 326,671 Reid, Harry (D-NV) 318,801 Wyden, Ronald (D-OR) 255,562 Lieberman, Joseph (D-CT) 227,758 Boxer, Barbara (D-CA) 223,794 Dodd, Christopher (D-CT) 221,178 Conrad, Kent (D-ND) 201,93 |
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