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Article: THE INFLUENCE GAME: Health interests fund senators
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- September 16, 2009
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Sen. Max Baucus, a leader in the troubled effort in Congress to write a health care overhaul bill, has received more campaign donations from the health industry than any elected federal official except President Barack Obama and three other senators.
The Montana Democrat is enjoying this largesse _ some $3.9 million in contributions from the health care industry since 1989 _ principally because of his place as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. The panel is at the center of this year's health care debate, and on Wednesday Baucus released his view of how the medical system should be reshaped: an $856 billion, 10-year package of changes.
The stream of generous campaign ...