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The bipartisan 'super committee' created by the debt ceiling deal is comprised of lawmakers who have received big bucks from special interest groups, according to a report by MapLight.

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How to Make the Super Congress Open and Accountable

The last thing we need is an all-powerful congressional committee allowed to make crucial spending decisions without the scrutiny of an engaged citizenry and press.

http://www.otherwords.org/articles/how_to_make_the_super_congress_open_and_accountable


From Information Clearing House

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The Super Committee s Super-Close Ties to Banking and Finance

Lynn Parramore, New Deal 2.0: 'The folks at Maplight have released some disturbing numbers on who has been the most generous to the 12 members of the newly-formed Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, fondly known as the 'Super Committee.' Maplight reports that the 10 biggest organization contributors (this includes PACs and Employees) to Super Committee Members are: Club for Growth, $990,066; Microsoft Corp., $810,100; University of California, $629,495; Goldman Sachs, $592,684; EMILY's List, $586,835; Citigroup Inc., $561,081; JPMorgan Chase & Co., $494,316; Bank of America, $349,566; Skadden, Arps, et al., $347,356; General Electric, $340,935 ... Guess how these folks feel about paying their fair share in taxes?'

http://www.truth-out.org/getting-what-you-pay-super-committees-super-close-ties-banking-finance/1313761155



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