Wall Street firms donated $11.2 million to members of debt ‘super committee’

Eric W. Dolan
Raw Story
Aug 19, 2011

Congress

The bipartisan “super committee” created by the debt ceiling deal is comprised of lawmakers who have received big bucks from special interest groups, according to a report by MapLight.

The committee is tasked with finding at least $1.2 trillion in deficit cuts over ten years.

In total, the twelve members appointed to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction got nearly $64.5 million from special interests groups over the past decade, with legal firms donating about $31.5 million and Wall Street firms donating about $11.2 million.

Of that $11.2 million, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase donated approximately $2 million combined.

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17 Responses to “Wall Street firms donated $11.2 million to members of debt ‘super committee’”

  1. This “Super Duper” was in the works for along time, and John Boner knew it. These A HOLES have greatly limited our options.

    • WE got duped!

  2. Will someone please just admit that the bankers run the country now? Just say the words so we can stop reacting to this reality as if we could change it and we can go on. All I ask is the choice to opt out and live my own life in a way that doesn’t hurt others! placeofrefuge2012.com

  3. If the Super Congress can OVERRIDE the real Congress by financial terrorism threats, then we have lost all shreds of our democracy/republic. It is gone, and our “government” now has morphed into fascism at this point. Very, very sad day to think that these Congressmen have become so egotistical that they think they “know it all”.

    They will be judged some day but not by me..

  4. bought and paid for again

    • Yeah, that didn’t take long. Government has just streamlined the ability to own politicians by getting the number of scumbags down to a managable number. There is no way out now but to prepare for survival. Like I said in another thread, the government is going to shove 12 inches up all our rumps, but they are being kind and only doing it an inch at a time.

  5. Exterminate the shortcrash bankers.

  6. RON PAUL 2012!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  7. ” Supercrook ” is gon save your sorry ass now …

    P.S. That’s rich !!! ( excellent sense of humor … as it were … )

  8. Once again….
    The “best” money can buy!

    “Got Pork?”
    “EAT LOBBYISTS!”

    • Yeah … n’ leave the pigs alone …

  9. Everything the government (mafia) dose is such a joke at this point almost everyone can see we are being held prisoner by a gang of thugs. This is why the congress only has a 15% approval rating, and that’s way to high in my opinion.

    Withdraw your support for the government systems, internationalist corporations, and support your local community’s. Together united in purpose and spirit we can starve the beast of its power.

  10. See there … crime does pay. You just have to be in the right tax-bracket.

  11. apparently THEY REALLY ARE SUPER – SUPER CORRUPT!

  12. Isn’t getting religion great? Our Savior said charity is the only path to our soul’s reunion with Our Parentage

    • Somehow I just don’t think that this particular sort of charitability to our brothers and sisters was what He had in mind…

      • Too many people here again today that are working for the government. Most people here aren’t interested in Psych Ops. Please find someplace else. Soon everyone will know about the coup.

        Learn what Obama, Osama, Biden, Bin Laden, the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists, and Sarah Palin had to do with the last presidential election and the military’s overthrow of our government. Search ElectNoMoreSpys.blogspot and share it with everyone.

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