Public Integrity report on death of the McCain bill.
Industry influence in different administrations is compared.
Center for Responsive Politics has "a snapshot of what Big Tobacco is contributing to Congress, and who's getting the money".
"They may not smoke tobacco products, but some in Congress are addicted to the industry's money." Common Cause on tobacco money in Congress: how much, who gets it, and what it buys.
"The cigarette industry knows its way around Capitol Hill and usually gets what it wants...Polls show that most Americans support strong anti-smoking laws, but only a handful have passed. Most have died in Congress. Cigarette companies are the masters of inside lobbying, the money game".
Reports on industry activity by state; extensive and recent reports available for Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Massachusetts, Missouri, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin.
Shows House and Senate recipients of tobacco money for 1995-96 and 1997-98 by name; summary information from 1979 through 1998.
PBS: The Tobacco Lobby: Money, "grassroots", and telemarketing.
Shows amounts spent by each tobacco company, both lobbying and campaign cash, for all election cycles since 1990.
Report from Public Citizen.
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