WASHINGTON — In two years, Rep. Jeff Denham of California has gone from a Republican backbencher to a key subcommittee chairman and in a league with higher-ranking and senior members of Congress when it comes to financial support from the railroad industry.
Denham, who barely received anything from railroads in his last two House campaigns, now ranks fourth out of the top five recipients of rail industry money in Congress. Republican Rep. Bill Shuster of Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Transportation Committee tops the list, followed by Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky…
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WASHINGTON — In two years, Rep. Jeff Denham of California has gone from a Republican backbencher to a key subcommittee chairman and in a league with higher-ranking and senior members of Congress when it comes to financial support from the railroad industry.
Denham, who barely received anything from railroads in his last two House campaigns, now ranks fourth out of the top five recipients of rail industry money in Congress. Republican Rep. Bill Shuster of Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Transportation Committee tops the list, followed by Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky…
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/10/26/244644/rail-industry-support-follows.html?sp=/99/200/?rh=1