A 2020 STAT analysis found more than two-thirds of Congress receiving a check from pharmaceutical companies that year.
Although not among top recipients in the 2024 cycle, Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) was one of the larger recipients of contributions from pharmaceuticals/health products in 2019-2020, the year she ran for president — second to Bernie Sanders (I-VT). The Massachusetts Senator was among those questioning Kennedy hardest seeking commitments against potential lucrative opportunities following government service.
Top Republican recipients of contributions from employees or PACS associated with the pharmaceutical/health products industries in 2023-2024 include Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., $316,656, Bill Cassidy, R-La., $290,375, John Barrasso, R-Wyo., $204,761, Thom Tillis, R-N.C., $131,955, and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, $101,621.
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