Members of Congress raked in almost $4 million from pharmaceutical manufacturers and their trade groups in the first six months of 2019. Two members 鈥 Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) 鈥 each received over $100,000. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) is $5,000 shy of qualifying for the 鈥渕illion-dollar club,鈥 a group of current members who鈥檝e received $1 million or more since 2007.
The pharmaceutical industry has a long history of seeking to influence legislation by donating to the committees controlled by powerful members of Congress. As they return from recess and drug-pricing legislation comes into focus, find out how much your state鈥檚 representatives and senators took from the industry by examining KHN鈥檚 exclusive 鈥Pharma Cash to Congress鈥 feature.
