Who says you can't buy influence with money?

Top 10 industries (excluding party committees) that have contributed the most money from 2009-2010:

Lawyers/Law Firms $242,198,213
Securities & Investment $133,314,559
Health Professionals $128,357,100
Real Estate $126,922,328
Insurance $69,110,521
Public Sector Unions $58,949,366
Oil & Gas $55,357,690
Education $50,580,808
Tv/Movies/Music $46,922,077
Lobbyists $46,912,681

Taxes are obviously not high enough. $2 trillion in donations! See who influences financial reform at Influence Explorer.

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