Fannie and Freddie Pay Out
October 3, 2008 by
Casey Hynes · 
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By CASEY HYNES, Correspondent
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Members of Congress have notably been working hard to come together on the controversial $700 billion bailout. Perhaps equally notable, however, are some of the names that appear toward the top of the Center for Responsive Politics’ list of lawmakers who received thousands of dollars from troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Topping the list is Sen. Chris Dodd, chairman of the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, with $165,400. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama comes in second with $126,349. Leaders on both sides of the aisle have also received money from Fannie and Freddie, including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid with $77,000, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi with $56,250, House Minority Leader John Boehner with $67,750 and House Minority Whip Roy Blunt, at $96,950, according to the report.
Republican presidential nominee John McCain also made the list, with $21,550.
Casey Hynes may be reached at casey.hynes@gmail.com.
Attribution, while quaint, is still a cornerstone of good journalism. You refer nebulously to a “list of lawmakers who received thousands of dollars” from the CRP, but make no effort to reference the print or online source of that information.
This is the link to the list quoted above: http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/09/update-fannie-mae-and-freddie.html. I will also embed it into the story.