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Why Unions Need Exemption from Donations Disclosure Laws

Because Democrats don't get enough PAC money:

Top 20 PAC Contributors to Candidates, 2009-2010

PAC Name | Total Amount | Dem Pct | Repub Pct
Honeywell International $2,760,600 55% 45%
AT&T Inc $2,597,375 50% 50%
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers $2,561,123 98% 2%
National Beer Wholesalers Assn $2,244,500 56% 44%
American Assn for Justice $2,202,500 97% 3%
Operating Engineers Union $2,109,300 89% 11%
American Bankers Assn $1,981,430 39% 61%
American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees $1,869,500 100% 0%
International Assn of Fire Fighters $1,843,500 83% 17%
National Assn of Realtors $1,818,298 58% 41%
Boeing Co $1,765,000 59% 41%
Teamsters Union $1,732,910 98% 2%
American Crystal Sugar $1,729,500 68% 32%
American Federation of Teachers $1,682,250 100% 0%
Laborers Union $1,670,000 96% 4%
Lockheed Martin $1,657,950 58% 42%
Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union $1,646,500 98% 2%
Credit Union National Assn $1,598,446 58% 42%
National Air Traffic Controllers Assn $1,594,900 83% 17%
Plumbers/Pipefitters Union $1,554,075 96% 3%

Totals include subsidiaries and affiliated PACs, if any.

*For ease of identification, the names used in this section are those of the organization connected with the PAC, rather than the official PAC name. For example, the "Coca-Cola Company Nonpartisan Committee for Good Government" is simply listed as "Coca-Cola Co."

Based on data released by the FEC on August 22, 2010.

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