American Airlines

#189 Contributing Company

  • 1,312 contributions
  • $1,158,920 in total

#114 Most Interested Company

  • 6 bills supported
  • 0 bills opposed

#82 Most Influential Company

  • Won 3 bills on which it took a position

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Interest Groups Try to Catch Payroll Tax Wave

Dec 14, 2011 - The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a payroll tax bill (HR 3630) that includes a wide variety of policy riders designed to force a showdown with Senate Democrats and President Obama. The goal is to make Democrats choose between the issues they endorse and others the President has previously threatened to veto.

See MapLight's breakdown of the interests supporting and opposing the bill's various provisions. Read more

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Top Recipients

SenatorsContributionsBills Sponsored that
Company Supports
Dick Durbin$25,0000
John "Jay" Rockefeller$21,9000
Roy Blunt$20,9501
Claire McCaskill$20,6191
John McCain$17,8050
House membersContributionsBills Sponsored that
Company Supports
Gregory Meeks$29,8000
Joe Barton$20,3000
Kay Granger$16,5000
Tom Petri$16,5001
Eddie Bernice Johnson$15,7001
Numbers on this page include latest available data for contributions and bill positions starting January 1, 2007 through the present.