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Money Received Near Votes
Interest groups supporting or opposing a bill gave these contributions to Jason Altmire within 3 days of his vote on that bill:
Table lists the last vote on each bill in this legislator’s chamber, excluding motions to reconsider.
Contributions Interest Group of contributor Position of orgs in interest group Amount Date Bill Vote VotesVote date Days apart International Assn Of Fire Fighters Police & firefighters unions & associations Support $4,000 6/15/07 H.R. 2638 (110th) Yes 6/15/07 0 Genworth Financial Insurance Support $1,000 6/25/07 H.R. 1065 (110th) Yes 6/25/07 0 Pfizer Inc Pharmaceutical manufacturing Support $358 10/15/07 H.R. 970 (110th) Yes 10/15/07 0 Reed Smith Llp Attorneys & law firms Support $2,500 5/21/08 H.R. 6049 (110th) Yes 5/21/08 0 National Court Reporters Assn Business services Oppose $500 7/31/08 H.R. 1338 (110th) Yes 7/31/08 0 League Of Conservation Voters Environmental policy Oppose $250 11/8/07 H.R. 3688 (110th) No 11/8/07 0 American Society Of Anesthesiologists Other physician specialists Support $1,000 6/7/07 S. 5 (110th) Yes 6/7/07 0 American Osteopathic Assn Other physician specialists Support $2,500 9/25/08 H.R. 1014 (110th) Yes 9/25/08 0 American Osteopathic Assn Other physician specialists Support $2,500 9/25/08 H.R. 758 (110th) Yes 9/25/08 0 Physicians For Women’s Health Other physician specialists Support $1,000 7/15/08 H.R. 6331 (110th) Yes 7/15/08 0 Natl Cmte To Preserve Social Security Elderly issues/Social Security Support $1,000 3/6/08 H.R. 2857 (110th) Yes 3/6/08 0 Bank Of New York Mellon Commercial banks & bank holding companies Support $5,000 9/29/08 H.R. 3997 (110th) No 9/29/08 0 Credit Union National Assn Credit unions Oppose $1,000 5/19/09 S. 896 (111th) Yes 5/19/09 0 American Crystal Sugar Sugar cane & sugar beets Support $2,000 6/19/08 H.R. 6124 (110th) Yes 6/18/08 1 National Assn For Uniformed Services Military Support $500 4/9/08 S. 793 (110th) Yes 4/8/08 1 Sallie Mae Credit agencies & finance companies Oppose $1,000 9/22/08 H.R. 5244 (110th) Yes 9/23/08 1 American Hospital Assn Hospitals Support $2,000 7/31/07 H.R. 3162 (110th) Yes 8/1/07 1 Biotechnology Industry Organization Biotech products & research Support $1,000 4/30/08 H.R. 493 (110th) Yes 5/1/08 1 Human Rights Campaign Gay & lesbian rights & issues Support $3,975 9/25/08 S. 2982 (110th) Yes 9/26/08 1 American Occupational Therapy Assn Other non-physician health practitioners Support $100 3/28/07 H.R. 477 (110th) Yes 3/27/07 1 Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Life insurance Support $1,000 9/24/08 H.R. 6983 (110th) Yes 9/23/08 1 Giant Eagle Food stores Support $500 5/20/08 H.R. 2419 (110th) Yes 5/21/08 1 American Federation Of Govt Employees Federal employees unions Support $1,000 12/18/07 H.R. 3996 (110th) Yes 12/19/07 1 American Osteopathic Assn Other physician specialists Support $2,500 9/25/08 H.R. 2994 (110th) Yes 9/24/08 1 Medtronic Inc Medical supplies manufacturing & sales Support $1,000 7/14/08 H.R. 6331 (110th) Yes 7/15/08 1 National Assn Of Chain Drug Stores Drug stores Support $1,000 9/23/08 H.R. 6353 (110th) Yes 9/24/08 1 Fmr Corp Security brokers & investment companies Support $2,000 9/30/08 H.R. 3997 (110th) No 9/29/08 1 Securities Industry & Financial Mkt Assn Security brokers & investment companies Support $2,000 5/22/08 H.R. 6049 (110th) Yes 5/21/08 1 American Bankers Assn Commercial banks & bank holding companies Oppose $1,000 5/6/09 H.R. 1728 (111th) Yes 5/7/09 1 Credit Union National Assn Credit unions Oppose $1,000 5/19/09 H.R. 627 (111th) Yes 5/20/09 1 Career College Assn Technical, business and vocational schools & svcs Oppose $319 5/7/07 H.R. 890 (110th) Yes 5/9/07 2 Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Attorneys & law firms Support $2,000 6/22/07 H.R. 923 (110th) Yes 6/20/07 2 Pennsylvania Food Merchants Assn Food stores Support $500 6/16/08 H.R. 6124 (110th) Yes 6/18/08 2 League Of Conservation Voters Environmental policy Support $250 11/8/07 H.R. 1495 (110th) Yes 11/6/07 2 League Of Conservation Voters Environmental policy Support $500 5/1/08 S. 2739 (110th) Yes 4/29/08 2 International Council Of Shopping Cntrs Retail trade Support $500 2/29/08 H.R. 5351 (110th) Yes 2/27/08 2 American College Of Radiology Other physician specialists Support $5,000 6/26/08 H.R. 5876 (110th) Yes 6/24/08 2 American Assn Of Orthopaedic Surgeons Other physician specialists Support $1,000 4/29/08 H.R. 493 (110th) Yes 5/1/08 2 American Osteopathic Assn Other physician specialists Support $2,500 9/25/08 H.R. 6983 (110th) Yes 9/23/08 2 Society Of Thoracic Surgeons Other physician specialists Support $1,000 7/17/08 H.R. 6331 (110th) Yes 7/15/08 2 American Academy Of Family Physicians Physicians Support $5,000 7/28/08 H.R. 1108 (110th) Yes 7/30/08 2 American College Of Cardiology Physicians Support $2,500 7/28/08 H.R. 1108 (110th) Yes 7/30/08 2 National Community Pharmacists Assn Pharmacists Support $1,000 7/17/08 H.R. 6331 (110th) Yes 7/15/08 2 Natl Cmte To Preserve Social Security Elderly issues/Social Security Support $1,000 7/17/08 H.R. 6331 (110th) Yes 7/15/08 2 American Bankers Assn Commercial banks & bank holding companies Support $-1,000 5/24/07 H.R. 1525 (110th) Yes 5/22/07 2 National Rural Letter Carriers Assn US Postal Service unions & associations Support $2,000 3/30/09 H.R. 1804 (111th) Yes 4/2/09 3 Aircraft Owners & Pilots Assn General aviation (private pilots) Support $1,000 9/17/07 H.R. 2881 (110th) Yes 9/20/07 3 Wyeth Pharmaceutical manufacturing Support $1,000 5/5/08 H.R. 4279 (110th) Yes 5/8/08 3 Kindred Healthcare Hospitals Support $2,000 10/15/07 H.R. 976 (110th) Yes 10/18/07 3 League Of Conservation Voters Environmental policy Support $250 8/3/07 H.R. 986 (110th) Yes 7/31/07 3 Us Oncology Other physician specialists Support $1,000 7/18/08 H.R. 6331 (110th) Yes 7/15/08 3 Mid-atlantic Laborers’ Political League Labor Unions Support $1,000 12/21/07 H.R. 6 (110th) Yes 12/18/07 3 Jewish Community Pac Of Pittsburgh Minority/Ethnic Groups Support $180 12/10/07 H.R. 3963 (110th) Yes 12/13/07 3 National Assn Of Realtors Real estate agents Support $1,000 5/25/07 H.R. 1427 (110th) Yes 5/22/07 3 Fmr Corp Security brokers & investment companies Support $2,000 9/30/08 H.R. 1424 (110th) No 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The need for real school food has never been greater. Today, one in four children is overweight or obese, and one in three will develop diabetes in his or her lifetime. In the face of this crisis, our schools are financially struggling to feed children anything but the overly processed fast food that endangers their health. For many children, school lunch is their only guaranteed meal of the day. Right now, those children are forced to choose between going hungry and being unhealthy.
We can do better.
Read more about
Slow Food’s Time for Lunch Policy Platform
What:
National Eat-In & Day of Action
More than 200 chapters across the nation will join us in inviting civic groups, educators, PTA groups, clergy, school garden and urban agriculture advocates, growers, local officials and legislators to sit down together to have this important conversation about getting real food into school lunch programs.
We are spreading the word to our friends, families and neighbors too.
This will be a moment to send a clear message to our nation’s leaders that our children deserve better school lunches.
When: Monday, September 7, 1-4 pm
Where: Mellon Park
COMMUNAL PICNIC: Bring a chair, a potluck dish to share, your plate, implements and a cloth. We will have some tables. More folding tables are welcome.
INVITE YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS.
This is a National Eat-in and Day of Action:
That means that we also want to make a dramatic statement, so our campaign gets noticed.
We will all use our cell phones to call legislators during the event, phone numbers and talking points provided. All will be asked to sign the Slow Food petition: I believe that change can’t wait: It’s time to provide America’s children with REAL FOOD at school.
Online signup: http://www.slowfoodusa.org/index.php/campaign/time_for_lunch/
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Join us for Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania’s next Cocktails for a Cause at the Shadow Lounge on Friday, August 28th, from 6 pm – 8 pm!
Suggested Donation: $5
Featuring guest dj’s, sex ed bingo, drink specials, prizes and chinese auction items…and don’t forget all the like-minded, progressive, pro-choice individuals.
Stop in and try the evening’s special cocktail; the Vulvatini!
A portion of bar sales will benefit Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania.
Cocktails for a Cause is a quarterly fund-raising event for Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania. We hold happy hours and more at participating local bars and restaurants that are committed to the mission of PPWP.
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This Saturday’s Jam on Walnut is turning into a showdown of Pittsburgh politics. On one side of Walnut St. Mayor Luke Ravenstahl will be hosting a pre-Jam on Walnut Event at Shady Grove. On the other side of Walnut Street Mayoral Candidate Dok Harris will be hosting an event at the William Penn Tavern.
The Details
Pre-Jam on Walnut Party with Mayor Luke Ravenstahl – Facebook Invite Here (at posting time 150 Yes RSVP including – Ravenstahl campaign manager Paul McKrell, Jim Ferlo staffer Mikhail Pappas, Yarone Zober, Jeff Dzamko, and The Pittsburgh Hoagie – Matt Hogue)
6-8pm, Shady Grove
Come to Shady Grove on August 22nd from 6 pm – 8 pm for a PreJam party for young professionals and meet Mayor Ravenstahl!
There will be FREE beer and Drink Specials from 6 – 8.
Cornhole boards will be set-up so bring a friend and challenge Mayor Ravenstahl to a game!
Update: We got karaoke!
Pre-Jam on Walnut Party tomorrow night! – Facebook Invite Here (at posting time – 1 yes RSVP – it looks like this has just been added to Facebook)
6-8pm William Penn Tavern
$1 Miller Lights with Franco Harris! Come down to the William Penn Tavern before the Jam on Walnut to show your support for Franco Dok Harris and his vision of the City of Yes!
Which side of Walnut street will you be on tomorrow night.
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