In honor of Missouri Rep. Sam Graves' town hall meeting scheduled for 5 p.m. this afternoon at Park Hill High School, here's a list of medical-industry campaign contributions that went to the 6th District Congressman in his last election.
We've already counted up the industry's contributions to Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts and Rep. Dennis Moore, so we figured it was time to take a look at the Missouri side. Graves sits on committees dealing specifically with transportation, agriculture and small business. According to the Federal Election Commission, he enjoyed $2,394,416 in total contributions in 2007-2008. Of that, at least $85,500 came from medical-industry donors:
$10,000
Physical Therapy Political Action Committee
$8,000
American Hospital Association
$7,000
Bayer Corporation
Cerner Corporation
$6,000
Glaxosmithkline
$5,500
National Community Pharmacists Association
$5,000
American Hospital Association
Pfizer
Physician Hospitals of America
$4,500
Blue Cross & Blue Shield
$3,000
U.S. Oncology Inc.
Biotechnology Industry Organization
$2,000
American Dental
Amgen
Centene Corporation
Eli Lilly & Co.
$1,500
American Optometric Association
$1,000
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
American Dietetic Association
American Medical Association
American Healthcare Association
Doctors Company
Wellpoint, Inc.
$500
Davita Inc.
Roche
Yeah, we didn't know what Davita was, either. It's a dialysis services company. And Centene? Promising "better health outcomes at lower costs," it sells "a comprehensive portfolio of innovative" health-care solutions to "state governments, members, providers, uninsured individuals and families, and other health-care and commercial organizations."
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Kristy--
So far, I am not "supporting" any elected official on the topic of healthcare reform because I think they're all wimping out. But by the end of the "August recess," I plan to have posted the medical-industry contributions of every metro representative and senator, Republican or Democrat.
If you do the math, the contributions received from the medical industry is only 3.7% of his total contributions. Most of his contributors are American made companies that are either manufacturing or producers of food or other tangible needs. You should check out the people you are supporting and their contributors. Most companies are not even from this country.
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