Apparently, of the seventeen Senators that voted against the recently passed FDA Tobacco bill, many were paid off by tobacco lobbyists. Obviously most, if not, all senators have been paid, but nothing like the amounts below. Some of the senators are:
McConnell, Mitch (R-KY) $419,025
Burr, Richard (R-NC) $359,100
Chambliss, Saxby (R-GA) $228,700
Cantor, Eric (R-VA) $221,340
Whitfield, Ed (R-KY) $218,935
Allen, George (R-VA) $217,600
Dodd, Chris (D-CT) $202,849
Bunning, Jim (R-KY) $194,166
Rangel, Charles B (D-NY) $193,878
Lewis, Ron (R-KY) $191,950
Bliley, Thomas J Jr (R-VA) $190,365
Gordon, Bart (D-TN) $188,200
Hayes, Robin (R-NC) $184,724
Helms, Jesse (R-NC) $180,230
Boehner, John (R-OH) $175,959
Faircloth, Lauch (R-NC) $173,069
Etheridge, Bob (D-NC) $171,000
Jones, Walter B Jr (R-NC) $170,900
Boucher, Rick (D-VA) $164,600
Burns, Conrad (R-MT) $162,700
