Freddie & Fannie PAC Spending


	Freddie & Fannie PAC Spending

Rustee

8-14-2009 8:11 PM

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In the 2008 cycle, Fannie Mae PAC has contributed a total of $617,900 to congressional members; Freddie PAC gave $202,997 to members of Congress. More than half of that total — $489,998 — was designated for persons in leadership positions or who sit on either the House Financial Services Committee or the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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