Top bailed-out firms have money for lobbying »

Posted By rumple4skin 6 months, 3 weeks ago in News

WASHINGTON (AP) - The top 10 recipients of the government's $700 billion financial bailout spent about $9.5 million on federal lobbying during the first three months of the year.

The biggest spender -General Motors Corp.,spending $2.8 million in the first quarter of 2009. AIG Citigroup Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. - more than $1 million

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    Charlson6 months, 3 weeks ago

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    Open letter to Obama: Wall Street needs a house cleaning and all the failed executives have to go. They won't ever get it. That the American public is fed up with how pampered and privileged they are besides being monumental failures.

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      quackpot6 months, 3 weeks ago

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      The kind folks at these companies are considerate enough to send little "thank yous" to the congressional leaders. What a nice thought.

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        dunkirk6 months, 3 weeks ago

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        Time to vote out the recipients. Cleaning out the Republicans is a start then work on all the others with corporate first agendas.

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          914Bill6 months, 3 weeks ago

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          Don't kid yourself- it's not to get rid of the republicans, they
          are all lining up at the trough. You have to abolish lobbying to get it right.

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            beavith16 months, 3 weeks ago

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            did you benefit when the value of your house went up? did you refinance, based on that growth in value, to buy yourself some goodies?

            well... you're part of the problem too.

            after we guillotine the rich fat cat bastids, let's take out all those folks that overextended themselves to drive this bubble and cut off their wienies too.

            let's try and break up that mob menatality. most of us still have jobs and haven't overextended ourselves.

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              reallypsst6 months, 3 weeks ago

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              The bailout opened up a huge can of corrupt arrogant worms!

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