Bought and Paid For

The New American Foundation has an excellent blog post up about the Nelson-Burr Amendment.

They've also done the dirty work of finding out just how much Nelson and Burr are receiving from Banks and corporate lenders who stand to benefit from this amendment. Always good to see how our politicians are bought and paid for. Pretty sweet investment on the part of the lenders, too. For a measly 44 Large, Nelnet stands to make over a $100 million. All told - if the amendment passes - corporate lenders are going to see upwards of $3 billion for less than a $1 million investment.

Think maybe its time for some more campaign finance and lobbying reform?