OpenSecrets: Blunt "Reaped Financial Rewards From Disgraced Lobbyist Jack Abramoff"

Submitted by .Sean on August 17, 2010 - 1:49pm

A new blog post from the Center for Responsive Politics breaks down the "financial rewards" Roy Blunt received from convicted felon Jack Abramoff, and describes Blunt as one of the "top beneficiaries" of Casino Jack's largesse.

Among current candidates and members of Congress, Abramoff’s top beneficiaries include:

  • House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.), who took $9,000 directly from the Abramoffs

  • Blunt, who accepted $8,500

  • Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), who accepted $7,000

  • Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.), who also received $7,000

  • Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.), who collected $5,500

Overall, [disgraced GOP Majority Leader Tom] DeLay was the top recipient of contributions from the Abramoffs, raking in $44,500 from Abramoff and his wife between 1995 and 2004.

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