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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 Contributor	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	10/3/08	3

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Jan 2003-Jun 2009

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/