McCain's Lobbyists Raked In $1 Billion From U.S. Clients, Study Says

McCain's Lobbyists Raked In $1 Billion From U.S. Clients, Study Says: "McCain's Lobbyists Raked In $1 Billion From U.S. Clients, Study Says
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August 13, 2008 10:37 AM
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The non-partisan group Campaign Money Watch has come up with another startling figure for those who follow the presidential money chase.

According to an analysis performed by the group, McCain's top fundraisers and aides have collected nearly $1 billion in fees from U.S. companies in the past decade -- specifically, $930,949,819. Using numbers provided by the Center for Responsive Politics, the group also found that officials of those very same companies have given nearly $12 million to McCain's presidential campaign, so far.

'The McCain campaign relies on big money lobbyists, and they'll rely on him,' said David Donnelly, director of Campaign Money Watch. 'In the 'you-scratch-my-back, I'll-scratch-yours' world of Washington, $931 million gets the special interests the best government money can buy. But just think of the payday these lobbyists might expect in a McCain Administration.'"