Here’s how much corporations paid US senators to fast-track the TPP bill

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http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/may/27/corporations-paid-us-senators-fast-track-tpp

Using data from the Federal Election Commission, this chart shows all donations that corporate members of the US Business Coalition for TPP made to US Senate campaigns between January and March 2015, when fast-tracking the TPP was being debated in the Senate:

    Out of the total $1,148,971 given, an average of $17,676.48 was donated to each of the 65 “yea” votes.
    The average Republican member received $19,673.28 from corporate TPP supporters.
    The average Democrat received $9,689.23 from those same donors.

The amounts given rise dramatically when looking at how much each senator running for re-election received.

Two days before the fast-track vote, Obama was a few votes shy of having the filibuster-proof majority he needed. Ron Wyden and seven other Senate Democrats announced they were on the fence on 12 May, distinguishing themselves from the Senate’s 54 Republicans and handful of Democrats as the votes to sway.

[Oceander]

You do realize, don't you, that scurrilous accusations like this simply provide fodder to those who would gut the First Amendment for the sake of overturning Citizens United.

[Fishrrman]

Oceander wrote above:
[[ You do realize, don't you, that scurrilous accusations like this simply provide fodder to those who would gut the First Amendment for the sake of overturning Citizens United. ]]

Sorry about my English, Sir, but you make joke.... right???

Ahhhhh....... Good joke!

As any businessman or lobbyist will tell you, free trade ain't free.

It costs REAL MONEY to get them politicians to vote for it!