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March 25, 2010

An Account of the Money that Health Insurance, Big Pharma, and Labor PACs Spent to Influence Congressional Votes on the Health Care Reform Bills

From the Center for Responsive

H.R. 3590 Summary

All Health $

Health Insurance $

Pharmaceutical $

Labor $

Labor to Health Ratio

Health to Labor Ratio

Dem Yes Total

$100,073,776

$11,178,985

$15,573,305

$200,940,967

Dem Yes Average

$456,958

$51,046

$71,111

$917,539

2.0

0.5

Dem No Total

$13,248,547

$1,499,387

$2,060,574

$23,474,589

Dem No Average

$389,663

$44,100

$60,605

$690,429

1.8

0.6

GOP No Total

$96,329,051

$12,079,036

$18,250,419

$18,710,039

GOP No Average

$541,174

$67,860

$102,530

$105,113

0.2

5.1

All No total

$109,577,598

$13,578,423

$20,310,993

$42,184,628

All No Average

$516,875

$64,049

$95,807

$198,984

0.4

2.6


Here is an additional table that summarizes the percentage differences in contributions received by lawmakers who voted "yes" and those who voted "no" on the Senate's health reform bill.

H.R. 3590 Summary

All Health

Health Insurance

Pharmaceutical

Labor

Dem Yes v Dem No

17%

16%

17%

33%

All No v All Yes

13%

25%

35%

-78%

GOP No v Dem No

39%

54%

69%

-85%


Below is a table showing the total and average contributions received by members of the House since 1989 from the labor sector and all health interests -- including a specific breakdown for just health insurers and just pharmaceutical interests -- as well as the ratio between the two. This table is for H.R. 4872, the package of changes to the main bill's provisions that still needs Senate approval.

H.R. 4872 Summary

All Health $

Health Insurance $

Pharmaceutical $

Labor $

Labor to Health Ratio

Health to Labor Ratio

Dem Yes Total

$99,285,996

$11,048,060

$15,485,955

$201,944,303

Dem Yes Average

$451,300

$50,218

$70,391

$917,929

2.0

0.5

Dem No Total

$14,036,327

$1,630,312

$2,147,924

$22,471,253

Dem No Average

$425,343

$49,403

$65,089

$680,947

1.6

0.6

GOP No Total

$96,329,051

$12,079,036

$18,250,419

$18,710,039

GOP No Average

$541,174

$67,860

$102,530

$105,113

0.2

5.1

All No total

$110,365,378

$13,709,348

$20,398,343

$41,181,292

All No Average

$523,059

$64,973

$96,675

$195,172

0.4

2.7


Here is an additional table that summarizes the percentage differences in contributions received by lawmakers who voted "yes" and those who voted "no" on the reconciliation fix bill.

H.R. 4872 Summary

All Health

Health Insurance

Pharmaceutical

Labor

Dem Yes v Dem No

6%

1.6%

8%

35%

All No v All Yes

16%

29%

37%

-79%

GOP No v Dem No

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