These are the people who are going to fix our healthcare system?

Many in Congress Hold Stakes in Health Industry - NYTimes.com

June 14, 2009

Many in Congress Hold Stakes in Health Industry

By JACKIE CALMES

WASHINGTON — As President Obama and Congress intensify the push to overhaul health care in the coming week, the political and economic force of that industry is well represented in the financial holdings of many lawmakers and others with a say on the legislation, according to new disclosure forms.

The personal financial reports, due late last week from members of Congress, show that many lawmakers hold investments in insurance, pharmaceutical and prescription-benefit companies and in hospital interests, all of which would be affected by the administration’s overhaul of health care.

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Which candidates are in the pockets of the lobbyists?

(Courtesy of Open Secrets)

2008 PRESIDENTIAL RACE
Contributions from Selected Industries
Lobbyists

Hillary Clinton (D)	$567,950
John McCain (R)	$340,365
Christopher J. Dodd (D)	$233,875
Mitt Romney (R)	$229,475
Rudolph W. Giuliani (R)	$212,100
Bill Richardson (D)	$134,950
Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D)	$114,460
Fred Thompson (R)	$90,000
Barack Obama (D)	$76,859
Duncan Hunter (R)	$30,900
John Edwards (D)	$18,900
Sam Brownback (R)	$17,225
Mike Huckabee (R)	$6,964
Tom Tancredo (R)	$250

And which ones will work for the prescription drug industry?

Pharmaceuticals/Health Products

Hillary Clinton (D)	$269,436
Barack Obama (D)	$261,784
Mitt Romney (R)	$260,535
Rudolph W. Giuliani (R)	$138,850
Christopher J. Dodd (D)	$84,400
John McCain (R)	$69,300
Bill Richardson (D)	$28,950
Fred Thompson (R)	$26,900
Ron Paul (R)	$20,568
John Edwards (D)	$15,000
Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D)	$13,425
Sam Brownback (R)	$12,750
Dennis J. Kucinich (D)	$5,100
Duncan Hunter (R)	$4,050
Tom Tancredo (R)	$3,250
Mike Gravel (D)	$2,208
Mike Huckabee (R)	$500

Of course, the really big money comes from the lawyers:
Lawyers/Law Firms

Hillary Clinton (D)	$9,596,748
John Edwards (D)	$8,161,150
Barack Obama (D)	$7,940,424
Rudolph W. Giuliani (R)	$3,203,396
John McCain (R)	$2,214,820
Mitt Romney (R)	$2,143,975
Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D)	$2,031,848
Bill Richardson (D)	$1,546,715
Christopher J. Dodd (D)	$1,097,750
Fred Thompson (R)	$709,364
Ron Paul (R)	$82,609
Sam Brownback (R)	$72,759
Mike Huckabee (R)	$68,506
Duncan Hunter (R)	$26,300
Dennis J. Kucinich (D)	$19,051
Tom Tancredo (R)	$8,950
Mike Gravel (D)	$2,000