Lobbyists spend over a billion bucks a day lobbying our esteemed politicians. That is the amount that is "legally" reported. I'm sure there are plenty of other freezers full of cash inside and outside the Beltway though.
Politics in Alaska look to be business-as-usual. Remember, if it smells like a fish it's probably very fishy. Here's a snippet on Senator Stevens.
"Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) had his son, former state Senate President Ben Stevens, head a board that distributed $12 million in federal grants to promote seafood companies that, at the same time, paid the younger Stevens upward of $775,000 in "consulting fees."
This arrangement has caught the FBI's attention. Last fall, at least three fisheries were issued grand jury subpoenas to hand over documents related to the lobbying and consulting work provided by the younger Stevens and a former aide to Sen. Stevens, Trevor McCabe. The subpoenas also sought any documents connected to the older Stevens. "
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