Senators bought and paid for: nra/russia

[cbabe]

https://www.newsweek.com/republican-senators-nra-funding-texas-school-shooting-uvalde-1710332

Public Citizen
@Public_Citizen
Senators bankrolled by the NRA:

Mitt Romney: $13,648,000

Richard Burr: $6,987,000

Roy Blunt: $4,556,000

Thom Tillis: $4,421,000

Marco Rubio: $3,303,000

Joni Ernst: $3,125,000

Josh Hawley: $1,392,000

Mitch McConnell: $1,267,000

Ted Cruz: $176,000

An absolute disgrace.

[DURHAM D]

1. Comment on MSNBC this morning -

Romney no longer takes NRA funds. Apparently this has been true for awhile.

[cbabe]

4. Thanks for the update. Notify original source?

[Dustlawyer]

18. Yea, the comment you won't hear, even on MSNBC, "We have to get the money out of politics."

Want to get rational gun laws, get rid of campaign donations. How about climate change action, immigration and criminal justice reform, same answer.

The networks won’t discuss because I is their advertisers who are the big donors and they are the recipients of the campaign money. They are even paid to kill stories or slant them. When they are not paid they are threatened with an ad boycott from the big advertisers.

Let’s focus on publicly funded elections and we can solve a lot of problems!

[SergeStorms]

19. He sure took enough....

when he was taking money from them. He took two or three lifetime's worth.

[2naSalit]

2. The whole list from the article...

Republican Senators Who Receive Funding From the NRA

Mitt Romney (Utah) $13,647,676
Richard Burr (North Carolina) $6,987,380
Roy Blunt (Missouri) $4,555,722
Thom Tillis (North Carolina) $4,421,333
Marco Rubio (Florida) $3,303,355
Joni Ernst (Iowa) $3,124,773
Rob Portman (Ohio) $3,063,327
Todd C. Young (Indiana) $2,897,582
Bill Cassidy (Louisiana) $2,867,074
Tom Cotton (Arkansas) $1,968,714
Pat Toomey (Pennsylvania) $1,475,448
Josh Hawley (Missouri) $1,391,548
Marsha Blackburn (Tennessee) $1,306,130
Ron Johnson (Wisconsin) $1,269,486
Mitch McConnell (Kentucky) $1,267,139
Mike Braun (Indiana) $1,249,967
John Thune (South Dakota) $638,942
Shelley Moore Capito (West Virginia) $341,738
Richard Shelby (Alabama) $258,514
Chuck Grassley (Iowa) $226,007
John Neely Kennedy (Louisiana) $215,788
Ted Cruz (Texas) $176,274
Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) $146,262
Steve Daines (Montana) $123,711
Cindy Hyde-Smith (Mississippi) $109,547
Roger Wicker (Mississippi) $106,680
Rand Paul (Kentucky) $104,456
Mike Rounds (South Dakota) $95,049
John Boozman (Arkansas) $82,352
John Cornyn (Texas) $78,945
Ben Sasse (Nebraska) $68,623
Jim Inhofe (Oklahoma) $66,758
Lindsey Graham (South Carolina) $55,961
Mike Crapo (Idaho) $55,039
Jerry Moran (Kansas) $34,718
John Barrasso (Wyoming) $26,989
John Hoeven (North Dakota) $22,050
Susan Collins (Maine) $19,638
James Lankford (Oklahoma) $18,955
Jim Risch (Idaho) $18,850
Tim Scott (South Carolina) $18,513
Kevin Cramer (North Dakota) $13,255

[Beaverhausen]

5. Is this just this year or total over time?

I assume Romney is at the top because he was a presidential candidate.

[2naSalit]

7. Over time...

Thanks for asking, I spaced out looking to check and include.

[Delmette2.0]

8. Thanks you for the list.

It is surprising how cheaply some of these senators are bought off.

[2naSalit]

10. Folks like the one bolded...

Which is the traitor Senator from Montana is filthy rich and should have to raise funds from his constituents rather than from someone buying his interests in policy-making.

We can get rid of these guys when we get rid of $$ in politics.

[Delmette2.0]

12. We just need to show them that our votes are worth more.

[IA8IT]

3. Wife on "Obamacare" less than a year to live had to see this shithead's ad. Many tears.

[czarjak]

9. Mittster made two hundred million dollars sending U. S. jobs to Chyna on top of that!

Paul Ryan said, "That's a good thing". (For Romney)

[cbabe]

11. NASCAR stickers: an idea that has come back again.

https://patch.com/california/losalamitos/california-politicians-could-be-forced-wear-nascar-style-logos-identifying-their-donors

Paige Austin, Patch Staff

Posted Sun, Mar 20, 2016 at 2:42 am PT
Updated Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 9:46 pm PT

California Politicians Could Be Forced to Wear NASCAR-Style Logos Identifying Their Donors

A well-funded signature campaign is underway for a ballot measure requiring state leaders to wear the names of their top donors.
…

Picture the state capitol overrun with NASCAR drivers. The idea isn't so far-fetched. The politician's dress code is part of a ballot initiative cleared for signature gathering. Bankrolled by Cox to the tune of $1 million, professional signature collectors are well on their way …

The proposed measure reads, "When providing testimony or participating in any vote of a State legislative committee or subcommittee, or any rollcall vote on the floor of the Senate or Assembly, every elected state officer shall display on his or her person the names of the persons who have made the ten highest cumulative contributions to the officer's controlled committee(s)."

For Cox, the measure is about getting corruption out of California government. Cox said he learned about corruption in politics as a kid watching his mother, a Chicago schoolteacher frequently brought to tears by an unqualified school principal appointed to the position by a city alderman.

"Corruption isn't just stealing money," said Cox. "It's when political influence dictates decisions instead of doing the right thing."
…

[bringthePaine]

13. what about Congressional bimbo-barbie Sinema? bet there's some gunbucks there someplace...

[ChazInAz]

21. In Arizona

It's mining companies and NRA.

[FakeNoose]

14. Why is Ted Cruz so cheaply bought?

[RussellCattle]

22. That's what I thought. He's going to be pissed when he finds out. Heh.

[Botany]

15. Don't forget OH's Rob Portman

Rob Portman (Ohio) $3,063,327
Todd C. Young (Indiana) $2,897,582
Bill Cassidy (Louisiana) $2,867,074
Tom Cotton (Arkansas) $1,968,714
Pat Toomey (Pennsylvania) $1,475,448
Josh Hawley (Missouri) $1,391,548
Marsha Blackburn (Tennessee) $1,306,130
Ron Johnson (Wisconsin) $1,269,486
Mitch McConnell (Kentucky) $1,267,139
Mike Braun (Indiana) $1,249,967

[BrightKnight]

16. Like tobacco, the gun industry is apparently very profitable. nt

[IronLionZion]

17. Mitt really commanded a high price for his inaction on this issue

Cruz was bought pretty cheap

[Larissa]

20. The slaughter of the innocent don't matter

They got to dance with them what bought them. Mass shootings profit the gun manufacturers when the reaction is to buy more guns. The gun manufacturers can then around and buy more U.S. Senators or presidents. Nice work if you can get it, be it blood-stained.


Forbes: Daniel Defense, maker of rifle used by Uvalde killer, goes into hiding after widespread criticism
https://www.forbes.com/sites/madelinehalpert/2022/05/26/daniel-defense-maker-of-rifle-used-by-uvalde-killer-goes-into-hiding-after-widespread-criticism/?sh=1a09caac346c

[niyad]

23. KNR and bookmarking. For later.

[Skittles]

24. Ted Cruz sure is a cheap whore, ya know?

[betsuni]

25. Rich people don't change their policies over money, especially not that much money.

It's ideology. Don't know why so many people think everything's about money. As if Republicans didn't get campaign contributions from the NRA they'd support gun control.

[Mr. Ected]

26. With regard to "Russia", we have no idea how much and who has been bankrolled

We've been witness to a rolling cover-up of that since at least 2016.

[brooklynite]

27. Nope...

"Bought and paid for" suggests that you could change their minds by offering more cash. They actually believe in gun rights.