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US Constitution
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Sunday, October 29, 2017
Interest Group contributions to members of Congress
You will have to do a bit of research for this one. Go to https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/mems.php where campaign contributions to different members of Congress are listed by Industry. Pick a category of Interest group and spotlight the donations made to a specific member of Congress. List the Congressman's 1) name, party and state. 2) how much was donated to their campaign, 3) list the Committee the Congressman is on that might affect the industry 4) **Extra Credit** list a bill that committee was hearing that might affect the industry
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ReplyDeleteThe industry that I did was the Securities and Investment interest group. The candidate I chose was Paul Ryan who is a Republican Congressman from the state of Wisconsin. The Securities and Investment interest group paid Paul Ryan $940,830 for 2018 election season. Paul Ryan does not sit on any committees since he is the Speaker of the house.
ReplyDeletePaul Manavalan 7th period
My category is TV/Movies/Music. The Congressman I chose was Ossoff, Jon who is democratic and from Georgia. He received $251,485 from TV/Movies/Music and was on the Democratic National Committee. The Democratic National Committee effects the TV/Music/Movies industry because Hollywood is more democratic and Hollywood has a big influence on the industry. A bill that the committee was hearing that might affect the industry is the right to work bill.
ReplyDeleteBonita Hall 6th Period
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DeleteThe industry I selected was Women's Issues. The member of Congress I chose was Kirsten Gillibrand, a democratic Congresswoman from New York. The Women's Issues interest group supplied her with $449,263. Gillibrand is active in multiple committees, however, the committee she is a part of that might affect the industry is the Committee on Armed Services. This committee might affect the industry because one of its jurisdictions involves the pay of members of Armed Forces. Although men and women do get equal pay in this field, this committee makes sure that women are given the same benefits, in addition to influencing other fields to promote equal rights.
ReplyDeleteAngie Mancino period 6
I chose the Health Professionals interest group. Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi is a democrat from Illinois. $232,993 was given to him by the Health Professionals. Health professionals is a growing industry that provides essential health care services to the population and promote good health. The Transparency in Health Care bill affects all health care practitioners in this industry.
ReplyDeleteNia Eugene
6th period
I chose the retired interest group. Congressmen Paul Ryan is a republican from Wisconsin. $60,300 was given to him by New York Life Insurance. Retired people will never go away but are not good for life insurance companies because they have a higher tendency to die so New York Life Insurance is interested in Paul Ryan and the retired interest group so they could change policies to help their business.
ReplyDeleteI chose the Oil and Gas interest group. Congressmen Paul Ryan is a republican from Wisconsin. $351,515 was given to him by the Oil and Gas industry. The Committee the Congressman is on might affect the electric utility industry. A bill that might affect the industry is the chemical safety improvement act
ReplyDelete-mykaela llacar
6th
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ReplyDeleteThe industry i chose was railroads interest group,the member of Congress I chose was bill shuster,A republican from the state of Pennsylvania.The Railroads supplied shuster with $61,000.Shuster is on the transportation and infrastructure committee as well at the house armed services committee.They supplied shuster with money because they believe that he can change the policies because he is on the transportation and infrastructure committee.
ReplyDeleteA bill that might affect you the industry is the Passenger Rail Reform & Investment Act of 2015.
Elizabeth Melchor 6th period.
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ReplyDeleteI chose the Air Transport interest group, a group representing passenger airlines and delivery services. Representative Barbara Comstock is a Republican from Virginia. She received $3,645,324 from the air transport group. Comstock currently serves on the transportation and infrastructure committee. The commercial airline industry likely supports her because she wants to lower the amount of money airlines are fined by the transportation department for tarmac delays.
ReplyDeleteJerin Jose
Period 7
I chose the Pharmaceutical/ Health Productions Interest group who is consistently always near the top when it comes to Federal Campaign contributions. Congressman Orrin G Hatch who is a member the Republican Party, senator chairman from Utah. Hatch is in several committees one being the Finance, Chairman who affect a lot of companies' bottom lines when lawmakers are crafting major tax legislation interest group and lobbyists. The Judicial Committee who draw money from other interests that care about the use of nations justice system.
ReplyDeleteTori Johnson 6TH period
I chose the electronic and manufacturing and equipment interest group which develops hardware and software computer technologies. I chose Zoe Lofgren who is democratic and in the house of representatives in California. She donated $85,780. She is on the committee of science and technology which may help the industry.
ReplyDeleteKatarina Shanar 6th period
I chose the Misc Manufacturing and Distributing interest group which always covers various types of manufacturing, as well as products ranging from paper and glass to clothing. Congressman Peter Roskam, who is a Republican from Illinois, had received $61,850 for their campaign. The committee that he was on was the House Committee on Ways and Means, which is responsible for tax policies and health, those being some of the aspects. However, this may not have affected him as much when it came to the industry.
ReplyDeleteI chose the Education interest group. Donations from this industry come from individuals associated with multiple institutions. Representative Elizabeth Warren is a democratic senator from Massachusetts, and she received $389,593 from the Education industry for her campaign. She is on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) committee, which affects the Education industry because it focuses on ensuring that all children have access to a quality education. A bill that the committee was hearing that might affect the industry would be the Free Speech on College Campuses Bill.
ReplyDeleteAshwini Prabhu
Period 6
I choose the Automotive interest group. The congressmen I chose was Paul Ryan, who is from Wisconsin and part of the Republican party. Ryan donated $104,005 to the Automotive interest group. Ryan is not a part of any committees because he is the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ReplyDeleteI chose the real estate interest group. The congressman involved was Paul Ryan from the Republican Party in Wisconsin. He donated a total of $461,411 from his campaign. He is not part of any committee because he is speaker of the House of Representatives.
ReplyDeleteCamille Trusclair 7th
I chose the Insurance group, which involves the health, life, car, and property insurance companies, agents, and broker. The Congressman involved would be Paul Ryan, who is part of the Republican Party and from Wisconsin. He donated $300,616 to his campaign. He is not part of any committee because he is the speaker of the House of Representatives.
ReplyDeleteJacob Rice 7th
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ReplyDeleteThe industry that I did was the Agricultural Services & Products. The member of congress I chose was Mike Conaway, a Republican Congressman from Texas. He received $104,050 from the Agricultural Services & Products interest group. He is the chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture. The Agricultural Services & Products interest groups likely supports Mike Conaway because he can determine how much government subsidies farmers receive. The bill on the South Carolina peanut parity act of 2017 may affect the industry as it adds South Carolina to the Virginia/Carolina peanut producing region, allowing for South Carolina to receive more subsidization.
ReplyDeleteAndrew Yang, 7th
The interest group I chose was Lawyers/Law Firms. The top recipient was Kristen Gillibrand, representing the Democratic Party from New York. She received over $1.25 million in donations to her campaign. She was a part of the United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities. This could have impacted her industry by persuading others to donate more to her campaign, for Democrats might feel the need because she is part of a committee which identifies problems, which would result in the creation of more restrictions (laws).
ReplyDeleteJacob Roy
7th Period
I chose the Retail Sales group. The congressman I chose is Steve Stivers. He is a Republican from Ohio. He received $73,250 from the Retail Sales group interest group. He is the Chairman of the Insurance, Commerce and Labor Committee, which would allow him to influence the retail industry by pushing laws or enforcements on retail commerce. A bill that the committee was hearing was the Ohio State Senate Bill 5, the "Collective Bargaining Bill" that granted employees access to determine what they need to be covered for their insurance and that employee income has to compensate for . favorable tax treatment. The bill protects employees working in retail.
ReplyDeleteHenry Feng
7th Period
My category was beer/wine/ liquor. The member of Congress that I selected was Paul Ryan, who is a republican congressmen from Wisconsin and is also a member of the House of Representatives. The liquor interest group supplied him with $92,900 in 2017. Ryan is speaker of the house and him being part of this committee allows him to act as a linkage between the interest group and government so that their needs can be heard. A bill that the committee was hearing that might affect this industry is the Sunday Liquor sales bill.
ReplyDeleteThe category that I chose was education. Raja Krishnamoorthi is a democratic senator from Illinois. He has had $69,248 donated to him on behalf of the education interest groups. He is on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce which focuses on ensuring that Americans' needs are addressed so that students and workers may move forward in a changing school system and a competitive global economy. A bill that would affect the education sector would be the H.Con.Res. 29: Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need for increased diversity and inclusion in the tech sector, and increased access to opportunity in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education.
ReplyDeleteDhilan Patel
Period 7
I chose the Chemical & Related Manufacturing group. The senator I chose was John A Barrasso, he is a republican from Wyoming. The Chemical & Related Manufacturing gave him $104,200 in 2017. Sen. John A Barrasso is the chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and also a part of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources the chemical and manufacturing group might have taken an interest in him so he could pass laws in their favor.
ReplyDeleteSumeyye Islamoglu
6th Period
I chose the Building Materials and Equipment industry category. The main representative is Republican Senator Luther Strange from Alabama. He received $112,400 from the Building Materials and Equipment Industry. Strange is the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. He served as Attorney General of Alabama from 2011 until 2017. Strange sued the federal government several times about the changes in the Interior's calculation of Gulf of Mexico offshore drilling royalties. Strange also joined a suit against the federal government that challenged the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan. That might affect the development of US equipment industry.
ReplyDeleteAngela Fang 6th Period
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ReplyDelete1) Tammy Baldwin, Democratic senator from Wisconsin
ReplyDelete2) She received $42,137 from Gay & Lesbian Rights & Issues lobbyists
3) She is on the Committee on Appropriations and Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
4) Bills that the committees are hearing that might affect the LGBT community involve the First Amendment Defense Acts (FADAs)where anyone can act with impunity based on religious beliefs or moral convictions regarding marriage for same-sex couples, sexual activity outside of heterosexual marriage, and transgender people.
Henry Zhang
7th Period
The interest group that I chose was the Lobbyists group where donations have been made to Paul Davis Ryan Jr., belongs to the Republican Party and he is from Wisconsin. $237,900 as contributed to his campaign. The committee that the Congressman is on that might affect his industry is Miscellaneous Manufacturing and Distributing which has very prolific lobbying since the group barely makes any other political contributions.
ReplyDeleteDivya Aaloori
6th period
The special interest group I chose was the Transport Union group. Peter DeFazio of the Democratic Party from Oregon was the top recipient of donations from the Transport Union interest group. DeFazio received $74,500 toward his campaign. DeFazio is on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee whose policies would affect the Transportation Union interest group. The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee had a hearing for the Federal Aviation Administration bill in 2011 that would affect the Transportation industry.
ReplyDeleteBrandon Wong 7th
I chose the Commercial Banks interest group. Senator Patrick McHenry is a Republican from North Carolina. The Commercial Banks interest group has donated $147,200 from 2017-2018. Senator McHenry is on the Financial Services committee, which explains why the Commercial Banks interest group is so interested in him. For the senator to be on that committee highly affects the Commercial Banks interest group because both the interest group and committee deal with money. The Financial Choice Act of 2017 is one bill that the Commercial Banks interest group must of heard about. This bill will have a huge impact on the interest group because this bill is the biggest bank deregulation.
ReplyDeleteThe special interest group i chose was The crop production industry. Mike Conaway is a republican from Texas and was the leading recipient in the croup production industry. conaway received $217,552 to his campaign.Hes under the committee of agriculture. Mike Conaway (R-TX), a member of the House Committee on Agriculture, announced that a Farm Bill hearing will take place in San Angelo, Texas.
ReplyDeleteThe industry that I picked is the TV/Movies/Music interest group; and the candidate is Walden Greg who is a Republican from the state of Oregon. He is among the top 5 who are recipients from this particular industry with $114,925 during the 2017-2018 elections. He is also a member of House of Representatives and not of the Senate.
ReplyDeleteMichael Ibay
7th Period
The interest group I picked was the food and beverage interest group.
ReplyDelete1.Paul Ryan,Republican,Wisconsin
2.$94,425
3.He is the Speaker of the House and serves as a member of the tax cut and job ACT committee. This correlates because the food and service industry serves as a large portion of the United States Work Force.
The industry I selected was the Electric Utilities interest group. The leading recipient was Fred Upton who is a republican from Michigan. The money donated to his campaign was worth $131,500. Fred Upton is the Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Energy and commerce are directly correlated with electric utilities, which explains the choice of industry. A bill that the committee was hearing is "H.R. 8 - North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act". This bill is a broad energy bill that seeks to maximize America's energy potential. Based on the fact this bill revolved around energy, it most likely affected the industry.
ReplyDeleteGarrett Foresman
Period 6
The category I chose was oil & gas. The leading recepient was Paul Ryan of the Republican Party from Wisconsin. Ryan received $356,915 towards his campaign for House of Representatives, with the majority of the contributions coming from Chevron Corp. He is not a part of a committee as the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ReplyDeleteChristopher Tilford
6th
The industry i chose was Democratic/Liberal. They contributed more than $84 million, compared to about $26 million in 2014. Individual donors, rather than PACs, accounted for 78 percent of that. And, overall, the progressive groups preferred presidential candidate Bernie Sanders over Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton; they gave Sanders more than $21 million and Clinton less than $19.2 million.
ReplyDeleteMilton Moore
6th Period
I picked the construction services interest group. The congressman is Paul Ryan who is a republican from Wisconsin. He received $60,101 for his campaign.
ReplyDeleteI choose interest group for casinos and gambling. The congressmen that makes the most money off of this interest group is senate member Dean Heller. He represents Nevada and is a Republican. Heller was given $91,300 to his campaign this last year. The fact that he is on the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs committee may affect this interest group.
ReplyDeleteJuliana Quintana
Period 6
My industry was Food and Beverage and my congressman was representative Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California. He had $87500 donated to him. The reason for him getting so much money may be because he is the house majority leader with influence over many committees.
ReplyDeleteMy industry of choice was education. The leading representative is Jon Ossoff wish $710,761. Not much information can be found on Jon Ossoff, however seeing as he was a former winner for Georgia congress, he may have had the backing of several Georgia educational committees
ReplyDelete-Erek Castro 7th
The category I am choosing is Chemicals. The interest group I am choosing is Dow Chemicals that is major contributor to the senate and the House of Representatives. The representative is Debbie Stabenow, from Michigan part of Democratic Party she received $44,821 dollars. One committee that might be affected is the Agriculture, Nutrition, and forestry commitee.
ReplyDeleteAmaani Nazarali- 6th Period
The group that I chose was NorPac. The congressman's name is Robert Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey. A total of $1,857,993 was donated to this campaign. Him being on the Senate and the House of Reps in the past could have given him connections and ties to help him with his group.
ReplyDeleteKenneth Easo
7th Period
The category I picked was the Telecom Services and Equipement. The top recipient was Greg Walden, a Republican from Oregon. He has received $93,600 for his campaign and his a member of the house. He is a member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, which would have over sight on Telecommunication, which due to its nature would fall under both energy and commerce.
ReplyDeleteJahrid Clyne
7th Period
I picked the Retired Peoples Interest Group, whose top recipient is Paul Ryan. He received $1,298,765 from this group. He is a republican from Wisconsin. He serves as speaker of the house so he isn't on any committee.
ReplyDeleteBenjamin Sunny, 6th Period