Help,my DU friends.How do you find out who a corporation has contributed to?

[w8liftinglady]

Specifically La Roche Pharmaceutical from 2001-2009.

I am working on an editorial on Larium...

[EFerrari]

1. Try www.opensecrets. org

:hi:

[w8liftinglady]

2. Thank you!!

[w8liftinglady]

4. interesting...I may just get disappreared if I report this

http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/pacgot.php?cmte=C00072769&cycle=2004
http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/pacgot.php?cmte=C00072769&cycle=2006

They must be based in New jersey.If you remove NJ,a Texas Representative(MINE) is next on the list.He CAN be bought.

however,in 2008-the Dems took over as the whores.
http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/pacgot.php?cmte=C00072769&cycle=2008

Maybe it was to keep them from withdrawing lariam from the market.
la Rouche withdrew their lariam in 2009.

[leveymg]

3. But, "soft money" contributions to outside groups such as ACC won't show up.

That info is virtually impossible to obtain. :mad:

[w8liftinglady]

5. yeah-I was afraid of that.

[w8liftinglady]

6. what legislation allowed them to stop disclosing soft money contributions/

hopefully,this chart will show up right 4 is the one we are looking for

1.Total Contributions 2.Contributions from Individuals 3.Contributions from PACs 4.Soft Money Contributions 5.Donations to Democrats 6.Donations to Republicans 7.% to Dems 8.% to Repubs

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
2010* $9,786,428 $2,525,900 $7,260,528 N/A $5,044,855 $4,656,113 52% 48%
2008* $15,660,865 $6,107,698 $9,553,167 N/A $7,684,969 $7,958,571 49% 51%
2006* $11,197,015 $3,237,890 $7,959,125 N/A $3,210,717 $7,789,718 29% 70%
2004* $10,186,044 $3,910,365 $6,275,679 N/A $3,149,214 $7,016,955 31% 69%
2002 $21,897,005 $1,683,533 $5,316,068 $14,897,404 $4,466,003 $17,408,495 20% 80%
2000 $19,545,743 $3,357,655 $4,588,705 $11,599,383 $4,412,611 $15,091,202 23% 77%
1998 $9,045,646 $1,231,935 $3,181,744 $4,631,967 $2,818,513 $6,216,908 31% 69%
1996 $9,389,918 $1,479,199 $2,823,154 $5,087,565 $2,801,712 $6,571,902 30% 70%
1994 $5,423,887 $951,951 $2,768,621 $1,703,315 $2,145,432 $3,276,638 40% 60%
1992 $4,442,254 $1,205,658 $1,892,896 $1,343,700 $2,150,225 $2,271,232 48% 51%
1990 $2,370,995 $472,179 $1,898,816 N/A $1,040,711 $1,328,069

http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/totals.php?cycle=2010&ind=H4300

[leveymg]

7. The 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act was struck down in 2007 by SCOTUS

On June 25, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a part of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act which restricted corporations and labor unions from broadcasting ads at election time using general funds. In the 5-4 decision in the case of Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Chief Justice John Roberts concluded that the ads at issue were not "the 'functional equivalent' of express campaign speech," meaning that these ads are protected under the First Amendment. Supporters of campaign finance reform worried that the decision would lead to a surge of soft money funded campaign ads disguised as issue ads.<4> http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Bipartisan_Campaign_Reform_Act_of_2002