- Livestock
- Farm organizations & cooperatives
- Oil & Gas
- Mining
- Republican/Conservative Party
- Consumer groups
- Fiscal & tax policy
- Labor, anti-union
- Environmental policy
Top recipients for ALL opposing interest groups
|
Name |
Amount Received |
Vote On Passage |
| Rep. Tom McClintock [R, CA-4] | $418,977 | Nay |
| Rep. Ronald Paul [R, TX-14] | $387,262 | Nay |
| Rep. Michele Bachmann [R, MN-6] | $200,750 | Nay |
| Rep. Mark Kirk [R, IL-10] | $164,900 | Aye |
| Rep. John Shadegg [R, AZ-3] | $148,289 | Nay |
| Rep. Paul Broun [R, GA-10] | $145,305 | Nay |
| Rep. Erik Paulsen [R, MN-3] | $137,560 | Nay |
| Rep. Geoff Davis [R, KY-4] | $135,641 | Nay |
| Rep. Jeff Flake [R, AZ-6] | $135,250 | Abstain |
| Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R, TX-5] | $115,411 | Nay |
Organizations Opposing Cap and Trade Legislation
- American Farm Bureau Federation
- Greenpeace
- Rainforest Action Network
- Public Citizen
- International Rivers
- Friends of the Earth
- National Mining Association
- American Petroleum Institute
- Alliance for Worker Freedom
- American Conservative Union
- American Shareholders Association
- Americans for Tax Reform
- National Taxpayers Union
- Ethan Allen Institute
- College Republican National Committee
- National Pork Producers Council
