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Ryan has rec'd $3 million in donations from the financial industry
[URL="http://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2012/Pres/Maps/Oct13.html#item-6"]Ryan Has Received $3 Million in Donations from the Financial Industry [/URL]
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[QUOTE]Over the course of his career, Paul Ryan has benefited from $3 million from the finance, insurance, and real estate sectors. He started out as a speechwriter for conservative representative Jack Kemp, which gained him attention from these industries. His support of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, which deregulated the banks earned him more credit with them and his voting to bail out the banks, at a time when many conservatives opposed the bailout, made him a hero to the banks and the money flowed.[/QUOTE]
http://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2012/Pres/Maps/Oct13.html#item-6
