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Originally Posted by Extunarian
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I can't tell from the website, but those numbers likely are the aggregate of every dollar each member has received from those particular organizations during their tenure in congress. I can see that the numbers are from the end of the 2010 cycle, so nothing contributed after November 2010 would be counted. My guess is that each member's totals from these companies will be up 20% or more when we see the 2012 numbers, much like financial and healthcare industry contributions were way up during the healthcare and bank reform debates.
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Good point and you're probably right. The bill was introduced on 10/26/11, if nothing after November of 2010 is counted then the amounts listed on the site were donated well before the introduction of the H.R.3261.
The page is somewhat deceptive in that it makes it seem like the amounts are a total donated specifically for H.R.3261. They are not.