KANSAS' KEVIN YODER & THE GRAVEY TRAIN

Third District Freshman, Kevin Yoder, has earned a dubious distinction in D.C.  A collaborative reporting effort by OpenSecrets.org and The Fiscal Times lists Yoder as being in the top ten of House GOP freshmen who raised the largest share of PAC money throughout the 2010 election cycle.  Yoder came in eighth place.  He hauled in $448,525 from PACs.  The full report is on the OpenSecrets Blog at: http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2011/04/congressional-freshmen-saddled-with.html.

Yoder's been no slouch pacing his D.C. fundraising efforts through his first year in office. According to the Sunlight Foundation's Political Party Time Yoder has held four events.  On March 8th Yoder shared the limelight, but not the loot, with Illinois Republican Robert Dold and Arizona Republican Ben Quayle, son of former Vice President Dan Quayle.

Actually there was no limelight.  The dinner was held at a private residence within walking distance just northeast of the Capitol and a stone's throw from D.C.'s Stanton Park.  It is a typical Washington row house, built in 1910.  It has 6 bedrooms with 4½ baths.  That's good because you wouldn't want D.C. fat cats waiting in line at the john at this cozy soiree.

On April Fool's day Yoder wasn't pulling any pranks.  He took his "give me the money" campaign to another private residence.  This time he went just southeast from the Capitol to 412 First Street Southeast, a 3 bedroom 3 bath townhome.

May 12th Kevin Yoder took another stroll to pick up money.  The Fluor Corporation has a really nice townhouse at 403 East Capitol Street Southeast.  Just east of the Capitol this three story townhouse was built in 1850, has 7 bedrooms, and 5½ baths.  This dinner was hosted by Procter & Gamble, which has a sizeable plant at 1900 Kansas Avenue  in K.C.

Other hosts include John Simmons and Donna Stephens.  Simmons is a lobbyist at the law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer, & Feld, LLP. The Fluor Corporation is represented by Akin, Gump, et al.  Simmons is a former staffer for New York Republican Representative James T. Walsh.  Walsh retired at the end of the 110th Congress. Donna Stephens is a lobbyist for the Bayer Corporation which has two facilities in Yoder's district, an animal healthcare plant at 12707 Shawnee Mission Parkway in Shawnee Mission and a crop science facility at 17745 Metcalf Avenue in Stilwell.

Yoder emerged from his residential fundraising tour on May 25th going to the Republican's home base, the Capitol Hill Club.  This luncheon featured Alabama's Republican Representative Spencer Bachus.  Bachus voted for the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act which Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, believe helped create the 2007 financial crisis.  Bachus was also playing the market in 2007.  Wikipedia reports at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Bachus, that:

"In 2007, Bachus made trades with a number of short term stock options, betting that stocks would rise or fall for a quick profit or loss. Bachus made up to $160,000, including a bet in March that the stock market would drop that earned him between $15,000 and $50,000. Most members of Congress hold some stocks or mutual funds, but Bachus' rapid-fire trades are unusual for a leading member of Congress, particularly one with the key role of ranking member of the House Committee on Financial Services."

That's some "Special Guest" Yoder has in Spencer Bachus.  The going rate for the privilege of attending the events is $2,000 for a PAC Host; $1,000 for a Personal Host; $1,000 for a PAC lobbyist to attend; and $500 for person to attend.  

NEWLY ELECTED REPUBLICANS IN THE HOUSE ARE PRETENDING TO BE THE "NEW AMERICAN MAJORITY" BY HONKERING DOWN WITH THE OLD GUARD - CHANGE YOU CAN DISBELIEVE IN

A new beast is on the streets of the nation's capitol prowling for funds to sate the appetite of incoming Republican Members of Congress for campaign cash. America's New Majority PAC was formed November 16, 2010. According to FEC filings their address was 2150 River Plaza Drive, Suite 150 Sacramento, California. That, amazingly, is the address of JEFF PAC, but more on that later

The e-mail contact for America's New Majority PAC, on the FEC filings is David@the agency.us. Don't go getting all conspiratorial about this. The agency in this case is not "the Agency" or the CIA as your fears may suggest. No this is the unique web address for the Wayne Johnson (not John Wayne) agency out in California.

According to their FEC filings America's New Majority's function is that "[t]his committee collects contributions, pays fundraising expenses and disburses net proceeds for two or more political committees/organizations, at least one of which is an authorized committee of a federal candidate."

The first campaign committee, and the only one on the original filings, associated with America's New Majority is the Denham for Congress Committee. That is Jeff Denham, of JEFF PAC, the newly elected Republican Representative to California's 19th Congressional District. Incumbent Republican Representative George Radanovich announced his retirement December 29, 2009.

Denham, who enters Congress with not only his own PAC, JEFF PAC, but also his own Joint Fundraising Committee, America's New Majority, defeated Democratic candidate Lorain Goodwin. In that race Denham raised $1,241,895, spent $1,176,631, and ended up with $63,561. Goodwin raised $44,492, spent $46,862, which left her in the hole to the tune of $2,370.00. She should be having a debt retirement party, but campaign finance doesn't reward the losers.

In what appears to be a glaring error in the original filing paperwork with the FEC America's New Majority answered question 6 " Name of Any Connected Organization, Affiliated Committee, Joint Fundraising Representative, or Leadership PAC Sponsor" with the answer "None". Now remember that Jeff Denham, of JEFF PAC, and also of Denham for Congress signed this paperwork.

An amended Statement of Organization was filed December 10, 2010. There are some insightful changes as to the nature of the beast. The e-mail for the contact person has changed to kdavis@hdafec.com. That is the e-mail address for Keith A. Davis, a partner in the political accounting firm of Huckaby Davis Lisker. Keith A. Davis is the new treasurer of America's New Majority.

On the amended filing more Congressional campaign committees joined the list as participants in joint fundraisers, they are: Friends of Scott DeJarlais, Dold for Congress, and Renee Ellmers for Congress Committee, , Landry for Louisiana, Marino for Congress, Tom Reed for Congress, David Rivera for Congress, Jon Runyon for Congress Inc., Southerland for Congress, Stutzman for Congress, Yoder for Congress, and JEFF PAC.

Okay, so besides Jeff Denham who are these new Republicans trying to fly deftly in the fine print beneath the radar screen? Steve Southerland is the Republican Representative-elect from Florida's 1st Congressional District. Robert Dold is the Republican Representative -elect from Illinois' 10th Congressional District. Marlin Stutzman is the Tea Party loser to Republican Senator-elect Dan Coates of Indiana, and the man who won for the Republicans the Congressional race in Indiana's 3rd Congressional District. Stutzman succeeds disgraced Republican Representative Mark Souder who admitted to hanky panky with a female staffer. Kevin Yoder is the Republican Representative-elect from Kansas' 3rd Congressional District. Jeff Landry is the Republican Representative-elect from Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District. Renee Ellmers is the Republican Representative-elect from North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District. Jon Runyon is the Republican Representative-elect from New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District. Tom Reed is the newly elected Republican Member of Congress for New York's 29th Congressional District. Reed won a special election and took office in November. Tom Marino is the Republican Representative-elect for Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District. Scott DesJarlais is a medical doctor and Republican Representative-elect from Tennessee's 4th Congressional District. David Rivera is the Republican Representative-elect from Florida's 25th Congressional District.

America's New Majority has put together a gala courtesy of the Hammond Group's Tom Hammond and Meredith Hurt. This extravaganza will feature "Special Music Performance by Grammy Award Winner Leann Rimes" at the "Hotel W" in D.C. on January 4, 2011. The event is "Presenting Speaker Designate John Boehner, Majority Leader Elect Eric Cantor, Majority Whip Elect Kevin McCarty and NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions." The invitation may be viewed on the Sunlight Foundation's Party Time page: http://politicalpartytime.org/party/24189/#invite.

Jeff Denham, Steve Southerland, Robert Dold, Marlin Stutzman, Kevin Yoder, Jeff Landry, Renee Ellmers, Jon Runyon, Tom Reed, Tom Marino, and Scott DesJarlais represent change that does not change. They have managed to honker down with the business as usual crowd of old school Republicans, the firm of Huckaby Davis Lisker.

It may be easier to answer the question of who in Republican circles Huckaby Davis Lisker doesn't represent. These are the people who keep the books on the GOP's movers and shakers. They are currently the accounting firm for the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee. For Campaign 2010 the NRCC paid Huckaby Davis Lisker $230,307 for compliance consulting, according to OpenSecrets.com. See, http://www.opensecrets.org/parties/expenddetail.php?cmte=NRCC&txt=Huckaby+Davis+Lisker&cycle=2010.

Now, remember that Huckaby Davis Lister's Keith A. Davis, the treasurer of America's New Majority, replaced Christopher T. Parana as treasurer at the NRCC following a financial scandal.

Politico reported in 2008 that "Parana took over from Christopher J. Ward as the committee treasurer in 2007, according to other FEC filings. Ward is at the center of an internal investigation stemming from a forged audit the committee sent Wachovia, its principal lender during the 2006 election cycle. The committee has alerted the FBI about the irregularities, but many details of the investigation remain unknown."

Keith Davis was also the assistant treasurer for President George Herbert Walker Bush's two presidential campaigns. He worked on President George W. Bush's campaign in 2004. He has also advised former Texas Senator Phil Graham, Arizona Senator John McCain, along with numerous Republican House members, Arkansas' Mike Huckabee, and Republican PACs.

If you are going to change the way Washington is doing business then you have to change the persons and firms with whom you are doing business in Washington. As the old adage says "birds of a feather will flock together" and these new Republicans are showing that they flock with the likes of the entrenched business as usual crowd.

The American people are shifting paradigmatically. They want government to work for them, not the special interests. Our elected officials, resembling the tail of a comet, are lagging far behind in outer space. When candidates run on issues of change only to honker down at the same feeding trough where their predecessors fattened up, then change is not forthcoming.

Huckaby Davis Lister is a premiere accounting firm on the Republican side of the equation. They deal in compliance. They have won an Aristotle, as Oscar-like award for excellence given out by the American Association of Political Consultants. The Democrats have winners too. Xavier Martinez of Martinez & Associates in Escondido, CA and Brett Smiley of Campaign Finance Officers, LLC from Providence, RI took home Aristotles for their work on behalf of Democrats.

Working within the system is only defensible as an element of change when the elected politician actively works to change the system. The biggest problem we face in Congress today is the corrupting influence of excessive campaign cash being made available by corporate interests, fuzzy PACs, Joint Fundraising Committees, and Dark Interests which evade any real accountability.

Corporations do not have a soul to save, a butt to kick, or a vote to cast. Corporations should have no voice in the election of state or federal officials. The only persons who should be allowed to contribute to political campaigns are registered voters. When we get a Constitutional Amendment making that the law of the land then you will see change.

LEAGALIZED LOAN SHARK QC HOLDINGS HAS BEEN GREASING THE SKIDS IN CONGRESS WITH CASH EXTRACTED PAINFULLY FROM THE WORKING POOR

QC Holdings spent a lot of money in Campaign 2010. They spread their blood money among both political parties. Democratic Members of Congress should immediately return this tainted cash. QC Holdings owns and operated the legalized loan sharking businesses that cash pay day loans. They charge exorbitant interest rates. An excellent perspective of legalized loan sharking and role We The People are now playing in the Poverty Industry in these post-bailout times was written by Don McNay and published on the Huffington Post. You should give it a good read, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/don-mcnay/wall-street-and-legalized_b_669787.html.

Who Got The Money Painfully Extracted from the Working Poor?

The Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org lists the following persons as getting sizeable contributions from QC Holdings.

1. Representative Alcee L. Hastings [D-FL] took $2,000 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. Hastings serves on the Rules Committee and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

2. Representative Baron Hill [D-IN] took $2,000 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. Hill serves on the Joint Economic Committee, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Science and Technology.

3. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL] took $6,000 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. Wasserman Schultz serves on the Committee on Appropriations and the Joint Committee on the Library.

4. Representative Travis W Childers [D-MS] took $3,000 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. He serves on the House Committees for Agriculture and Financial Services.

5. Representative Lynn Jenkins [R-KS], this is the person who fails to represent my district. Jenkins took $17,500 from QC Holdings. $12,500 from individuals associated with QC Holdings and $5,000 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. She serves on the House Financial Services Committee and its Subcommittees on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises and Housing and Community Opportunity.

6. Representative-elect Tim Huelskamp [R-KS] took $4,500 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC.

7. Representative Carolyn B Maloney [D-NY] took $4,000 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. She serves on the House's Joint Economic Committee, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and the following Subcommittees: Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises (Financial Services), Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology (Financial Services), Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit (Financial Services), Information Policy, Census, and National Archives (Oversight and Government Reform), National Security and Foreign Affairs (Oversight and Government Reform).

8. Representative Walt Minnick [D-ID] took $4,000 from the QC Holdings PAC. He serves on the House Committees on Agriculture and Financial Services and these Subcommittees: Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture (Agriculture), Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises (Financial Services), Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research (Agriculture), Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit (Financial Services), Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry (Agriculture).

9. Representative Heath Shuler [D-NC] took $6,000 from the QC Holdings PAC. Shuler serves on the House Committees for Small Business and Transportation and Infrastructure and the Subcommittees on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, (Transportation and Infrastructure), Highways and Transit (Transportation and Infrastructure), Investigations and Oversight (Small Business), Rural Development, Entrepreneurship and Trade (Small Business).

10. Representative John Salazar [D-CO] took $4,000 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. He serves on the Committee on Appropriations and the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.

11. Representative Edolphus Towns [D-NY] took $4,000 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. He serves on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

12. Representative Mike Ross [D-AR]took $3,000 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. He serves on the following House Committees: the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Foreign Affairs. He serves on these Subcommittees: Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment (Foreign Affairs), Energy and Environment (Energy and Commerce), Health (Energy and Commerce), Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), The Middle East and South Asia (Foreign Affairs).

13. James A Barnett [R-KS] lost the primary contest to Tim Huelskamp, he took $3,000 from the QC Holdings PAC.

14. Representative Jim Matheson [D-UT] took $2,500 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. He serves on the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Science and Technology. He serves on these Subcommittees: Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection (Energy and Commerce), Energy and Environment (Science and Technology), Energy and Environment (Energy and Commerce), Health (Energy and Commerce).

15. Representative William L Clay Jr [D-MO] took $2,400 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. He serves on the House Committees for Financial Services, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and these Subcommittees: Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology (Financial Services), Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia (Oversight and Government Reform), Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit (Financial Services), Housing and Community Opportunity (Financial Services), Information Policy, Census, and National Archives (Oversight and Government Reform).

16. Republican David Lloyd Thomas, who lost to Republican Representative-elect Trey Gowdy in the race for South Carolina's 4th District.

17. Representative Spencer Bachus [R-AL] took $2,000 took $2,400 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. He serves on the House Financial Services Committee.

18. Representative Lincoln Davis [D-TN] took $2,000 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. He serves on these House Committees: the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary. He serves on these Subcommittees: Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security (Judiciary), Europe (Foreign Affairs), International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight (Foreign Affairs), The Middle East and South Asia (Foreign Affairs).

19. Representative Ted Deutch [D-FL] took $2,000 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. He serves on the House Committees for Foreign Affairs and the Judiciary. He serves on the Subcommittees for Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security (Judiciary), Europe (Foreign Affairs), International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight (Foreign Affairs), and The Middle East and South Asia (Foreign Affairs).

20. Representative Brad Sherman [D-CA] took $2,000 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. He serves on these House Committees: the Committee on Financial Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs. He serves on these Subcommittees: •Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment (Foreign Affairs), Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises (Financial Services), Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology (Financial Services), Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit (Financial Services), Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade (Foreign Affairs), and The Middle East and South Asia (Foreign Affairs).

21. Representative Bill Foster, [D-IL] took $2,000 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. He serves on the House Committees on Financial Services and Oversight and Government Reform. He serves on these Subcommittees: Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises (Financial Services), Domestic Policy (Oversight and Government Reform), Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit (Financial Services), and National Security and Foreign Affairs (Oversight and Government Reform).

22. Representative Pete Sessions [R-TX] $2,000 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. He Serves on the House Rules Committee and the Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House (Rules).

23. Representative Scott Garrett [R-NJ] took $2,000 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. He Serves on the Committees on the Budget and Financial Services. He is on theses Subcommittees: Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises (Financial Services), Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit (Financial Services).

24. Representative Mark Schauer [D-MI] took $2,000 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. He serves on the Committees for Agriculture and Transportation and Infrastructure. His Subcommittee assignments are: Aviation (Transportation and Infrastructure), Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research (Agriculture), Highways and Transit (Transportation and Infrastructure), and Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials (Transportation and Infrastructure).

25. Representative Deborah Halvorson [D-IL] took $2,000 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. She serves on these Committees: the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on Small Business, and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. She serves on these Subcommittees: Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research (Agriculture), Contracting and Technology (Small Business), Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (Veteran's Affairs), Finance and Tax (Small Business), General Farm Commodities and Risk Management (Agriculture), and •Health (Veteran's Affairs).

26. Representative Ed Royce [R-CA] took $2,000 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. He serves on these Committees: Committees: Financial Services and Foreign Affairs. His Subcommittees assignments are: Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment (Foreign Affairs), Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises (Financial Services), Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit (Financial Services), International Monetary Policy and Trade (Financial Services), Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade (Foreign Affairs), and The Middle East and South Asia (Foreign Affairs).

27. Representative Stephanie Herseth Sandlin [D-SD] took $2,000 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. She serves on these Committees: Agriculture, Natural Resources, the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, and Veterans' Affairs. She is on these Subcommittees: Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research (Agriculture), Economic Opportunity (Veteran's Affairs), General Farm Commodities and Risk Management (Agriculture), and National Parks, Forests and Public Lands (Natural Resources).

28. Representative Peter Roskam [R-IL] took $2,000 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. He serves on the Committee on Ways and Means. He is on these Subcommittees: Income Security and Family Support (Ways and Means), Oversight (Ways and Means), and the Select Revenue Measures (Ways and Means).

29. Representative Paul E Kanjorski [D-PA] took $2,000 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. He serves on these Committees: Financial Services and Oversight and Government Reform. He serves on these Subcommittees: Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises (Financial Services), Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit (Financial Services), Government Management, Organization, and Procurement (Oversight and Government Reform), and Housing and Community Opportunity (Financial Services).

30. Representative Gary Peters [D-MI] took $2,000 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. He serves on these Committees: Financial Services and Science and Technology. He serves on these Subcommittees: Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises (Financial Services), International Monetary Policy and Trade (Financial Services), and Technology and Innovation (Science and Technology).

31. Representative Suzanne Kosmas [D-FL] took $2,000 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. She serves on these Committees: Financial Services and Science and Technology. She serves on these Subcommittees: Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises (Financial Services), Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology (Financial Services), and Space and Aeronautics (Science and Technology).

32. Representative Patrick J Murphy [D-PA] took $2,000 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. He serves on these Committees: Committee on Appropriations and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. He serves on these Subcommittees: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (Appropriations), Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies (Appropriations), Intelligence Community Management (HIG), Legislative Branch (Appropriations), Oversight and Investigations (HIG), and Technical and Tactical Intelligence (HIG).

33. Representative Frank M Kratovil Jr [D-MD] took $2,000 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. He serves on these Committees: Agriculture, Armed Services, and Natural Resources. He serves on these Subcommittees: Air and Land Forces (Armed Services), Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research (Agriculture), Horticulture and Organic Agriculture (Agriculture), Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife (Natural Resources), Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry (Agriculture), and Readiness (Armed Services).

34. Representative Gregory W Meeks [D-NY] took $2,000 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. He serves on these Committees: Financial Services and Foreign Affairs. He serves on these Subcommittees: Africa and Global Health (Foreign Affairs), Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment (Foreign Affairs), Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology (Financial Services), Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit (Financial Services), International Monetary Policy and Trade (Financial Services), and The Western Hemisphere (Foreign Affairs).

35. Representative Patrick McHenry [R-NC] took $2,000 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. He serves on these Committees: Budget, Financial Services, and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. He serves on these Subcommittees: Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit (Financial Services), •Information Policy, Census, and National Archives (Oversight and Government Reform), National Security and Foreign Affairs (Oversight and Government Reform), and Oversight and Investigations (Financial Services).

36. Star Parker [R-CA] took $2,000 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. She ran unsuccessfully against Democratic Representative Laura Richardson in the California 37th District race.

37. Representative Rob Wittman [R-VA] took $1,000 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. He serves on these Committees: Armed Services and Natural Resources. He serves on these Subcommittees: Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife (Natural Resources), National Parks, Forests and Public Lands (Natural Resources), Oversight and Investigations (Armed Services) Readiness (Armed Services), and Seapower and Expeditionary Forces (Armed Services).

38. Gilbert Cedillo [D-CA] took $1,500 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. He lost in the primary to Democratic Representative Judy Chu from California's 32nd District.

39. Representative Yvette Clarke [D-NY] took $1,500 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. She serves on these Committees: Education and Labor, Homeland Security, and Small Business. She serves on these Subcommittees: Contracting and Technology (Small Business), Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology (HHM), Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions (Education and Labor), Healthy Families and Communities (Education and Labor), Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment (HHM), Rural Development, and Entrepreneurship and Trade (Small Business).

40. Representative Jackie Speier took $1000 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. She serves on these Committees: Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. She serves on these Subcommittees: Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises (Financial Services), Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit (Financial Services). Government Management, Organization, and Procurement (Oversight and Government Reform), Oversight and Investigations (Financial Services).

41. Representative Jean Schmidt [R-OH] took $1000 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. She serves on these Committees: Agriculture and Transportation and Infrastructure. She serves on these Subcommittees: Aviation (Transportation and Infrastructure), Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research (Agriculture), Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry (Agriculture), Highways and Transit (Transportation and Infrastructure), Horticulture and Organic Agriculture (Agriculture), and Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials (Transportation and Infrastructure).

42. Representative Ron Klein [D-FL] took $1000 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. He serves on these Committees: Financial Services and Foreign Affairs. He serves on these Subcommittees: Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises (Financial Services), Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit (Financial Services), Oversight and Investigations (Financial Services), Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade (Foreign Affairs), The Middle East and South Asia (Foreign Affairs), and The Western Hemisphere (Foreign Affairs).

43. Representative Dennis Cardoza [D-CA] took $1000 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. He serves on these Committees: Agriculture and Rules. He serves on these Subcommittees: Horticulture and Organic Agriculture (Agriculture), Legislative and Budget Process (Rules), and Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry (Agriculture).

44. Representative Danny Davis [D-IL] took $1000 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. He serves on these Committees: Oversight and Government Reform and Ways and Means. He serves on these Subcommittees: Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia (Oversight and Government Reform), Income Security and Family Support (Ways and Means), Information Policy, Census, and National Archives (Oversight and Government Reform), and Oversight (Ways and Means).

45. Representative Kevin McCarthy [R-CA] took $500 from the QC Holdings Inc., PAC. He serves on these Committees: Office of the Chief Deputy Republican Whip, Financial Services, House Administration, and the Joint Committee on Printing. He serves on these Subcommittees: Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises (Financial Services), Elections (HHA), and Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit (Financial Services).

46. Last but not least is Republican Representative-elect Kevin Yoder [R-KS] who took $10,000 from the QC Holdings PAC.

No Democrat should accept money from a predatory lender. Democrats support the working poor and cannot be seen to be taking money from those whose businesses leach vitality from the remnants of America's Middle Class.

Data was supplied by the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org at http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/pacgot.php?cycle=2010&cmte=C00411769

LYNN JENKINS AND KEVIN YODER AND Q C HOLDINGS - THE PREDATORY PAY DAY LENDER BUYING CONGRESS ONE REPRESENTATIVE AT A TIME

Will Kevin Yoder be a Lynn Jenkins clone? Follow the money to see how much they took from the same sources. I wasn't all that surprised to see these two feeding from the same trough.

The Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org provides this eye opening data.

Lynn Jenkins' top contributor was Q C Holdings, the nefarious owner of predatory pay day loan operations. She got $17,250 from Q C Holdings, $12,500 from individuals, and $5,000 from their PAC. Kevin Yoder's top contributor was the same Q C Holdings. Yoder got $34,500 from Q C Holdings, $24,500 individuals, and $10,000 from their PAC.

A multicandidate PAC can give no more than $5,000 per election. General plus primary elections equals $10,000.  To read the FEC contributions limits chart for yourself go to http://www.fec.gov/info/contriblimits0910.pdf.

Q C Holdings' PAC gave Tim Huelskamp $4,500.

Lynn Jenkins took $7,250 from the Cerner Corporation, $7,000 from their PAC, and $250 from individuals. Kevin Yoder did better, he took $24,392 from the Cerner Corporation, $10,000 from their PAC, and $14,392 from individuals. Oddly enough Cerner, whose business is health care delivery say on their website that:

"The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) provides approximately $787 billion in spending and tax cuts to stimulate the U.S. economy."

 See, http://www.cerner.com/About_Cerner/Stimulus_and_HITECH/.

In one moment Cerner praises the Stimulus while turning on its heels to support those who deny its efficacy. Being fair we have to acknowledge that Cerner wants to have their cake and eat it also; take the Stimulus and oppose Health Care Reform.

Cerner's PAC also gave Kansans Tim Huelskamp $2,500 and Jerry Moran $5,000. Cerner gave to Missouri Republicans. Sam Graves got $8,000, Jo Ann Emerson received $4,500, and Roy Blunt took $10,000.