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Excerpts from: Tobacco Industry Gave More Than $2.2 Million in Federal Political Contributions So Far in the 2003-2004 Election Cycle
Tobacco Free Kids [08/02/04]
The tobacco industry made more than $2.2 million in political contributions to federal candidates, political parties and political committees so far in the 2003-2004 election cycle, according to a quarterly report issued by the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund and Common Cause.
Since 1997, the tobacco industry has contributed more than $28 million, including $16.8 million in soft money and more than $11.3 million in political action committee (PAC) contributions. Since 1999, the tobacco companies have also spent more than $101 million on lobbying the U.S. Congress.
The report details tobacco industry contributions and lobbying expenditures so far during the 2003-2004 election cycle:
Tobacco company PACs donated more than $1.1 million directly to federal candidates, with 72 percent ($843,544) of the total donations going to Republican candidates and 28 percent ($333,000) going to Democratic candidates.
Tobacco PACs have donated more than $1.1 million to non-candidate committees, including Democratic and Republican party committees and leadership PACs established by individual members of Congress. Of the total, $855,499 (77 percent) went to the Republicans, $182,500 (16 percent) to the Democrats and $69,470 (6 percent) to non-party committees.
The tobacco industry spent more than $21.2 million to lobby Congress in 2003. That amounts to about $127,000 spent on lobbying for every day Congress was in session.
Campaign Contributions by Tobacco Interests is the latest issue of a quarterly report on the tobacco industry’s political influence. The report is issued by the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund and Common Cause and all the contributions cited in this reported are based on data released by the FEC as of July 6, 2004.
Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States., killing more than 400,000 Americans every year and causing more than $155 billion in health care costs and lost productivity. Nearly 90 percent of smokers begin at or before age 18.
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