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Here's My Abramoff Money
Take My Money, Please!
My, my, this Abramoff money is so hot, that congressmen are falling all over themselves to get rid of the money. One good thing coming out of it--charities are getting some unexpected money.
Let's also keep a running tab of Republicans and Democrats. As of January 6, 2006:
These Honorable Members got money directly from Abramoff or his wife:
The Honorable Roy Blunt (Republican-Missouri): will return $8,500 Abramoff donations, but not donations from Abramoff clients. GOP-1; Dem.-0
The Honorable Kit Bond (Republican-Missouri): will return $12.5; Salvation Army will get the money. GOP-2; Dem.-0
The Honorable Sam Brownbeck (Republican-Kansas): $42,000. GOP-3; Dem.-0
The Honorable Jim Bunning (Republican-Kentucky): $1,000; to a hospice program at St. Elizabeth Medical Center. GOP-4; Dem.-0
The Honorable Dan Burton (Republican-Indiana): $7,000 from Abramoff, $12,000 from Abramoff-connected tribes, to Autism Society, Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Eisenhower Medical Center. GOP-5; Dem.-0
The Honorable Conrad Burns (Republican-Montana): $150,000. GOP-6; Dem.-0
The Honorable Eric Cantor (Republican-Virginia): is "considering" returning $500. GOP-7; Dem.-0
The Honorable Saxby Chambliss (Republican-Georgia): $1,000 to Georgia National Guard Family Support Foundation. GOP-8; Dem.-0
The Honorable Thad Cochran (Republican-Mississippi): $8,000 to Katrina hurricane relief. GOP-9; Dem.-0
The Honorable Barbara Cubin (Republican-Wyoming): $250 to Wyoming Substance Abuse Treatment Center. GOP-10; Dem.-0
The Honorable Tom Davis (Republican-Virginia): returning $500 from Abramoff; another $4,000 from Abramoff-connected tribes. GOP-11; Dem: 0
The Honorable Elizabeth Dole (Republican-North Carolina): returning $1,000. GOP-12; Dem: 0
The Honorable John Ensign (Republican-Nevada): donated $10,000 to Nevada Patriot Fund, which gives money to families of soldiers killed or wounded in Iraq. GOP-13; Dem: 0
The Honorable Mike Enzi (Republican-Wyoming): donating $1,000 to a Wyoming charity. GOP-14; Dem: 0
The Honorable Tom Feeney (Republican-Florida): returning unspecified amount. GOP-15; Dem: 0
The Honorable Mike Ferguson (Republican-New Jersey): gave $2,000 to Children's Specialized Hospital Foundation. GOP-16; Dem: 0
The Honorable Mark Foley (Republican-Florida): donated $2,000 to local drug and alcohol rehab center; would not return other $3,000 from two Abramoff-connected tribes. GOP-17; Dem: 0
The Honorable Dennis Hastert (Republican-Illinois): received $69,000, but only $2,500 directly from Abramoff; all is donated to charity. GOP-18; Dem: 0
The Honorable J.D. Hayworth (Republican-Arizona): donating $2,250 from Abramoff to Salvation Army hurrican Katrina relief, but won't give back "hundreds of thousands" from tribes. GOP-19; Dem: 0
The Honorable Johnny Isakson (Republican-Georgia): donated $4,000 from Abramoff to the Salvation Army's hurricane relief effort; and returned $5,000 from Abramoff-connected tribes. GOP-20; Dem: 0
The Honorable James Inhofe (Republican-Oklahoma): gave $2,000 to Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. GOP-21; Dem: 0
The Honorable Ernest Istook (Republican-Oklahoma): will return personal donation. GOP-22; Dem: 0
The Honorable Walter Jones (Republican-North Carolina): returned $1,000. GOP-23; Dem: 0
The Honorable Tom Latham (Republican-Iowa): donated $1,000 to Greater Iowa Chapter of Alzheimer's Assn. GOP-24; Dem: 0
The Honorable Frank Lobiondo (Republican-New Jersey): returned $1,000. GOP-25; Dem: 0
The Honorable ex-Rep. George Nethercutt (Republican-Washington): donated $1,000, but not $6,000 from Abramoff-connected clients. GOP-27; Dem: 0
The Honorable Bob Ney (Republican-Ohio): donated $6,500 to American Indian College Fund. GOP-28; Dem: 0
The Honorable Chip Pickering (Republican-Mississippi): doated $2,500 from Abramoff to Katrina hurricane relief; will keep $15,000 from Abramof-connected tribal clients. GOP-29; Dem: 0
The Honorable Richard Pombo (Republican-California): returned in 2005 personal donation from Abramoff. GOP-30; Dem: 0
The Honorable Ralph Regula (Republican-Ohio): donated $1,000 to American Indian College Fund; kept other Abramoff-connected tribal donations.. GOP-31; Dem: 0
The Honorable Dennis Rehberg (Republican-Montana): will donate $20,000 to charity. GOP-32; Dem: 0
The Honorable Paul Ryan (Republican-Wisconsin): will donate $950 to USO Operation Phone Home and American Heart Ass. GOP-33; Dem: 0
The Honorable Jim Saxton (Republican-New Jersey): returned $1,000. GOP-34; Dem: 0
The Honorable Richard Shelby (Republican-Alabama): returning $1,000. GOP-35; Dem: 0
The Honorable Rob Simmons (Republican-Connecticut): donated $1,250 to Hurricane Katrina relief fund. GOP-36; Dem: 0
The Honorable Gordon Smith (Republican-Oregon): will donate a total of $6,000 from Abramoff and clients; returned $3,500 to clients before Abramoff plea. GOP-37; Dem: 0
The Honorable Ted Stevens (Republican-Alaska): received $11,500, with $1,500 directly from Abramoff; will donate the $1,000 to Alaska Red Cross. GOP-38; Dem: 0
The Honorable Jim Talent (Republican-Missouri): will return donations from two groups; returned in 2005 $2,000 from Abramoff and $1,000 from Preston Gates. GOP-39; Dem: 0
The Honorable Craig Thomas (Republican-Wyoming): donated $8,000 to victis of tornado in Wright, Wyoming. GOP-40; Dem: 0
The Honorable John Thune (Republican-South Dakota): donated $2,000 to South Dakota domestic abuse shelter. GOP-41; Dem: 0
The Honorable Heather Wilson (Republican-New Mexico): will donate $1,000 to Greater SW Boy Scouts of America; will keep $4,000 from Abramoff-connected tribes. GOP-42; Dem: 0
The Honorable Roger Wicker (Republican-Mississippi): will donate $250 received from Abramoff in 1996 to Mississippi Hurricane relief. GOP-43; Dem: 0
Compiled from various sources by National Journal's Hotline.
