Senators who backed Syria resolution got 83 per cent more defense
lobby money than those who voted against it
By Daily Mail
Wednesday's 10-7 vote in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
supporting an authorization of military attacks on Syria may have been
affected by varying levels of financial support the senators got from
political action committees representing the defense industry, and
from the companies' employees.
On average, a 'yes'-voting senator received 83 per cent more money
from defense contractors than one who voted 'no.'
The resolution would not authorize the deployment of ground forces,
but MailOnline reported Wednesday that the Pentagon has already
estimated the need for 75,000 troops to secure Syria's vast supplies
of chemical weapons and the factories that produce them.
Over a 5-year period, most of the $1,006,887 that flowed from the
defense lobby to senators who weighed in on Wednesdays war powers
resolution went to those who cast 'yes' votes.
On average, those 'yes' votes came after $72,850 in defense-contractor
campaign dollars, while a 'no' vote followed just $39,270.
Here's how it stacked up.
YES VOTES
$176,300 – John McCain (R-AZ)
$127,350 – Dick Durbin (D-IL)
$101,025 – Tim Kaine (D-VA)
$80,550 – Ben Cardin (D-MD)
$70,850 – Bob Corker (R-TN)
$60,000 – Bob Menendez (D-NJ)
$41,872 – Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
$26,900 – Jeff Flake (R-AZ)
$24,150 – Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
$19,500 – Chris Coons (D-DE)
NO VOTES
$86,500 – John Barrasso (R-WY)
$62,790 – Marco Rubio (R-FL)
$59,250 – Chris Murphy (D-CT)
$19,250 – Ron Johnson (R-WI)
$18,700 – Tom Udall (D-NM)
$17,900 – Rand Paul (R-KY)
$14,000 – Jim Risch (R-ID)
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