None of these committee Democrats has recused themselves
from the hearing going on as this is written.
UAW's invisible hand behind the Toyota hearing going on right now
By: Mark Tapscott
Editorial Page Editor
02/24/10 12:06 PM EST
There are 25 Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 12 of whom have received campaign contributions of as much as $10,000 towards their 2010 re-election campaigns from the United Auto Workers union, which is a co-owner of General Motors, Toyota's main rival for U.S. sales.
Among the dozen recipients of UAW money are: Representatives Elijah Cummings of Maryland ($1,000), John F. Tierney of Massachusetts ($1,000), William Clay, Jr. of Missouri ($1,000), Gerry Connolly of Virginia ($3,000), Michael Quigley of Illinois ($10,000), Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island ($1,000), Danny Davis of Illinois ($1,000), Chris Van Hollen of Maryland ($1,000), Paul Hodes of New Hampshire ($2,500), Chris Murphy of Connecticut ($5,000), Peter Welch of Vermont ($1,000), and Judy Chu of California ($500).
None of these committee Democrats has recused themselves from the hearing going on as this is written. You can view the hearing on the committee's web site.
Democrats have been telling us for decades that special interest money corrupts politics, and that is why we must have the federal government regulating campaign finance through the Federal Election Commission. I guess money corrupts politics, unless its Democratic recipients of the money from special interests like the UAW.
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