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Democrats Voting for Derivatives Bill Receive More Money From Citigroup and Other Financial Institutions

admin | November 21, 2013

Democrats were split when the House of Representatives voted on October 30, 2013 to pass H.R. 992, a bill seeking to reverse new financial derivatives regulations that were approved by Congress in 2010 as part of the Dodd-Frank Act. According to the New York Times, lobbyists from Citigroup played a major role in drafting the bill.

The bill attracted the support of 70 House Democrats; 119 Democrats voted "No" and 11 did not vote. How did campaign contributions from Citigroup and other interests supporting the bill correlate with how House Democrats voted?

Data: MapLight analysis of campaign contributions to members of the House of Representatives from interest groups supporting and opposing H.R. 992, from January 1, 2011—December 31, 2012. Data source: OpenSecrets.org.