Down with Tyranny has a great post looking at Rep Paul Ryan’s (GOP W – 1) reasons for his health care perspectives. As the posting says:
“Tammy Baldwin and Ryan were elected on the same day in 1998. She’s taken slightly over $50,000 in contributions from the Insurance Industry. Ryan has taken considerably more: $518,051. Ryan hadn’t been born when Obey was first elected but Obey’s only gotten $123,556 from Big Insurance (about $3,000 a year). When Sensenbrenner was elected Ryan’s mother was still pulling her hair out because her son was still wetting his bed at night. But Sensenbrenner, a devoted friend and supporter of all Big Business interests, has only taken in $252,898, half of Ryan’s haul! Ryan has taken in over double what all three of the state’s senators in recent times (Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl and Republican Bob Kasten) have, combined.”
Let’s summarize their insurance industry contributions since they were elected to office:
- Ryan (GOP – 1998) – $518,051
- Sensenbrenner (GOP – 1978) – $252,898
- Obey (Dem-1969) – $123,556
- Baldwin (Dem – 1998) – $50,000
- Feingold, Kohl, Kasten (combined) – <$259,000
Follow the money and you’ll know how he’ll vote. Help stop Paul Ryan by contributing at the Act Blue Stop Paul Ryan page.
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