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The '''Gang of Six''' is group of six U.S. Senators, all members of the [[Senate Committee on Finance]], who are seen as the core group that might work out an agreement on [[health care reform]]. While they have been called "moderate", that is more in the sense that they have a demonstrated ability to work across party lines, rather than an evaluation of their ideology. | |||
* | *[[Max Baucus]], chairman | ||
* | *[[Chuck Grassley]], ranking Republican | ||
* | *[[Jeff Bingaman]] | ||
* | *[[Kent Conrad]] | ||
* | *[[Mike Enzi]] | ||
*[[Olympia Snowe]] | |||
Several individuals have received substantial contributions from participants in health care, which has raised questions of the appearance of conflict of interest. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! Senator | |||
! Contributions | |||
! Rank in Congress | |||
|- | |||
| Kent Conrad | |||
| $1.6 million | |||
| 35 | |||
|- | |||
| Jeff Bingaman | |||
| row 2, cell 2 | |||
| row 2, cell 3 | |||
|} | |||
, D-N.D., has received in health contributions since 1989, th among lawmakers. | |||
_, D-N.M., has accumulated $865,000, ranking him 102nd. | |||
_Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., has gotten $844,000, ranking him 104th. | _Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., has gotten $844,000, ranking him 104th. | ||
THE INFLUENCE GAME: Health interests fund senators | <ref name=AP>{{citation | ||
| THE INFLUENCE GAME: Health interests fund senators | |||
| author = Alan Fram | journal = Associated Press | |||
| url = http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jxRBOlclUhVsQ1jrOgqE-7B9C-cAD9AOFH4G3}}</ref> | |||
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jxRBOlclUhVsQ1jrOgqE-7B9C-cAD9AOFH4G3 |
Revision as of 16:18, 17 September 2009
The Gang of Six is group of six U.S. Senators, all members of the Senate Committee on Finance, who are seen as the core group that might work out an agreement on health care reform. While they have been called "moderate", that is more in the sense that they have a demonstrated ability to work across party lines, rather than an evaluation of their ideology.
- Max Baucus, chairman
- Chuck Grassley, ranking Republican
- Jeff Bingaman
- Kent Conrad
- Mike Enzi
- Olympia Snowe
Several individuals have received substantial contributions from participants in health care, which has raised questions of the appearance of conflict of interest.
Senator | Contributions | Rank in Congress |
---|---|---|
Kent Conrad | $1.6 million | 35 |
Jeff Bingaman | row 2, cell 2 | row 2, cell 3 |
, D-N.D., has received in health contributions since 1989, th among lawmakers.
_, D-N.M., has accumulated $865,000, ranking him 102nd.
_Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., has gotten $844,000, ranking him 104th.
- ↑ Alan Fram, Associated Press