I tried to track down every dollar that funded the 51 senators who just voted to open the Boundary Waters to mining. Here's what I found.
Senator John Barrasso allegedly received $17,000 from energy industry interests prior to the vote on H.J.Res. 140.
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A legislative tracker analyzed the campaign finance records of 51 Republican senators who voted to overturn the mining moratorium in the Boundary Waters, alleging direct financial ties to the extractive industry.
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