Max Baucus receives considerable contributions from health care industry.
Max Baucus receives considerable contributions from health care industry.
Roll Call reported today that Senate Democrats are “increasingly frustrated by the secrecy and duration of Finance Chairman Max Baucus’ (D-MT) bipartisan talks on health care reform.” One unnamed Senator appeared irritated that Baucus ” is unlikely to run any deal by his caucus before he shakes hands on an agreement with Republicans.” OpenLeft then wondered how Baucus’s campaigns are financed and found that from 2005 to the present, the health insurance industry has significant representation among his top-ten donors:
Also today, Politico reported that many of the industries opposing President Obama’s agenda are contributing heavily to the House’s 52-member Blue Dog Coalition, which has been consistently trying to weaken efforts to pass health care, clean energy, and economic recovery legislation.
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I am not sure why this doesn’t surprise me, or anyone. The pharmaceuticals will pay whoever they can to ensure that this doesn’t get passed.
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:01 pmagain, here is the list updated daily
from: billpressshow.com
Health Care: The Public Plan Option
These Democratic Senators have NOT agreed to support it:
1. Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)
2. Senator Tom Carper (D-DE)
3. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
4. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR)
5. Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL)
6. Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE)
7. Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA)
8. Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND)
9. Senator Max Baucus (D-MT)
10. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
11. Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN)
12. Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR)
13. Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT)
14. Senator Mark Warner (D-VA)
These names are reported by The Hill here and here
Update: Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC) says she supports a public option.
Update: Senator Jeff Binghaman (D-NM) says he supports a public option.
You can also contact the White House and voice your opinion
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:11 pmComments: 202-456-1111
Switchboard: 202-456-1414
Thanks had enough, I just emailed Senator Cantwell…
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:15 pmWhat was it Gomer used to say? Oh yeah.
“Surprise, surprise, surprise.”
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:16 pmUmm, had enough, I don’t think Joe Liebernamm (I-Israel) should really be on the list, I’ll talk to Mr Press about it.
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:16 pmWhat do Montana voters think of their man?
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:18 pmThanks so much to THINKPROGRESS for this list.
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:19 pmThat would provide a lot of healthcare to people, or food…
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:21 pmIt wouldn’t surprise me if the pharmaceutical companies are obstructing a cure for Type I diabetes.
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:21 pmBlue swine traitors. If Reid et. al. had any balls they’d kick Baucus off the committee.
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:21 pmThe truly puzzling part about these Green Worms (sorry, but I like dogs) is that they can see just how effective this behavior is for the Republicans and yet they do it anyway.
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:24 pmThat’s almost $2 per every person in Montana that he’s betraying
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:25 pmThese are not “campaign contributions.” They’re bribes, and should be called what they are. These companies pay large amounts of cash to buy a favorable outcome, and in most cases they are successful. That’s a bribe, and understood as such by all parties. But of course these are all nice people in suits, nice Beltway people with many friends in the media, so we use a nice word for it.
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:25 pmCould we please begin and pass a bill on campaign finance reform?
What’s that… the corporate powers that be will not have it?
Just how powerful and strong are the corporate powers that be?
The way president Obama is acting, you would think they were dangling the letters JFK.
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:26 pmPoor Max. His health industry money habit is so deep, it’s probably almost impossible to kick.
Is there a 12-step program somewhere for this sort of thing?
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:27 pmReid: No health care vote in Senate until fall
“The Nevada Democrat says the decision to delay a vote was made Wednesday night in the hopes of getting a final bipartisan bill.”
I am so sick of Reid and his total BS.
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:29 pmRU
I agree, LIEberman does not belong with the dems.
Sadly, his name is counted as one of the 60 along with a bunch of others that should not be there.
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:31 pmCan’t politicains do the humane thing for once? Baucus and the others have no shame. People are literally dying out there and these SOBs couldn’t give a crap. The People of MT. should remember this election time. But then again, Americans have very short attention spans. Sigh.
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:32 pmHealth insurance companies not only dictate medical decisions, but also have major influence on our politicians and the reforms that could change our lives, such as healthcare reform.
Major health care interests have spent $1.4 million per day lobbying Congress this year. And, the majority of this lobbying money is going to those congressmen and women serving on the committees and subcommittees dealing with health care reform. Because Baucus sits as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee he has been a key target of lobbying efforts by health care, receiving more money than any other member of the committee- $1.2 million in 2008 alone.
One must wonder how these significant contributions made by the health industry (pharmaceuticals, insurance, health institutions, and health professionals) have affected Baucus’ efforts to pass health care reform.
want to know more about health interests’ influence on our political futures? the full report can be found here: http://www.commoncause.org/healthcare2009
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:33 pmCampaign and lobby reform should have been the first order of business for change in Washington.
It’s pretty tough to plant a better garden when you have a bed full of last year’s weeds.
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:37 pmSo the list totals less than $700,000, and is over a 4-year perido. Is that what it takes for an entire industry to buy off a Senator in a position of power? That’s approx. 0.1% of Candidate Obama’s war chest, raised in less than 2 years.
And President Obama would do well to remember some of the promises of Candidate Obama and get real healthcare reform passed NOW.
Thank you, end of rant.
PEACE
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:37 pmStep one: Admit you have an addiction to corporate payoffs.
Step two: Resign in disgrace.
That’s it.
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:39 pmGottdammit Ried! Reid has got to go! No balls, no spine, no leadership – gotta go. Baucas needs to take a hike too – he’s like the fox guarding the hen house – WTF!?
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:41 pmProud – it’s not over yet wingnut tool. The Democratic Party may not always agree but Rethuglicans are worse. I don’t see any Rethuglicans offering any ideas – they’ve got nothing at ALL.
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:44 pmThe polls are saying 72% want a public health care system in place.
But here on this board from a poster and on talk radio the message from constituents to Congress is a different story:
More calls are coming in against public reform than for it.
Either this is a lie, or we are not doing our job.
Or the corporate powers that be, from what I have heard are spending 1 million a day for this fight, are generating the calls.
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:46 pmokie dokie says:
Campaign and lobby reform should have been the first order of business for change in Washington.
That is an impossibility because of the amount of dollars floating around DC. The only way Congress will do significant reform is a large scandal. The people in Congress are not going to voluntarily end the rule of lobbyists with campaign contributions. It would be financial suicide.
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:55 pmSo by the proud one’s logic, the party out of power has nothing to do or contribute so they should just go home until the next election. This would save lots of money on per diems and staffing and such and the rest of us wouldn’t have to listen to their obstructionist whining.
Works for me.
July 23rd, 2009 at 5:11 pmMax Baucus and the Blue TurnCoat Dogs to America – Phuck you, we are corporate whores and we don’t care about you on f’n bit. Can’t afford health Insurance, then die why don’t ya.
July 23rd, 2009 at 5:43 pmProud- I hope you’re a proud conservative, not a proud Republican.
July 23rd, 2009 at 6:50 pmHoodathunktick says:
The truly puzzling part about these Green Worms (sorry, but I like dogs) is that they can see just how effective this behavior is for the Republicans and yet they do it anyway.
I think we need a more accurate name for these traitorous corporate whores that the corporate media labels as “Blue Dogs”.
‘Green Worms’ is a good start.
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July 24th, 2009 at 12:57 amWhat outrages me that his SALARY is more than any of
July 24th, 2009 at 1:08 amthose contributions! Don’t we, the people; the people
the state who sent him to Congress; don’t WE rate good
government? Don’t WE expect decisions which are best
for ALL the people, not just best for big
corporations? I think maybe we need to send
his ass packing!
Proud – Bush was a loser, as a President and as a
July 24th, 2009 at 1:15 amhuman being. You, I just pity as a pathetic human.
Baucus voted for NAFTA. I think it is clear how much worth he places on American lives.
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