Contributions for November 2006 - December 2006
| Organization of contributor | Interest Group of contributor | Position of organizations in the interest group | Amount | Date | Legislator (recipient) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITHFIELD FOODS | Meat processing & products | Oppose | $2,500 | 11/1/2006 | Graves |
| AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE | Meat processing & products | Oppose | $1,000 | 11/1/2006 | Graves |
| RANCHER | Livestock | Oppose | $2,100 | 11/1/2006 | Granger |
| RANCHING | Livestock | Oppose | $750 | 11/1/2006 | Hulshof |
| LIVESTOCK MARKETING ASSN | Livestock | Oppose | $1,000 | 11/1/2006 | Wilson |
| RANCHING | Livestock | Oppose | $250 | 11/1/2006 | Thornberry |
| HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT | Casinos, racetracks & gambling | Support | $250 | 11/1/2006 | Berkley |
| RANCHER | Livestock | Oppose | $1,000 | 11/1/2006 | Conaway |
| VENETIAN CASINO RESORT | Casinos, racetracks & gambling | Support | $1,000 | 11/2/2006 | Cantor |
| STATION CASINOS | Casinos, racetracks & gambling | Support | $2,000 | 11/2/2006 | Cardin |
| SWIFT & CO | Meat processing & products | Oppose | $250 | 11/2/2006 | Lewis |
| OAK KNOLL RANCH | Livestock | Oppose | $1,000 | 11/2/2006 | Gallegly |
| RANCHER | Livestock | Oppose | $200 | 11/2/2006 | Rehberg |
| VENETIAN CASINO RESORT | Casinos, racetracks & gambling | Support | $2,100 | 11/2/2006 | Reynolds |
| RANCHER | Livestock | Oppose | $250 | 11/2/2006 | Cubin |
| RANCHER | Livestock | Oppose | $500 | 11/2/2006 | Hensarling |
| AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION | Horse breeders | Oppose | $1,000 | 11/3/2006 | Ross |
| AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION | Horse breeders | Oppose | $1,000 | 11/3/2006 | Dingell |
| AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION | Horse breeders | Oppose | $1,000 | 11/3/2006 | Radanovich |
| CATTLE RANCHER | Livestock | Oppose | $200 | 11/3/2006 | Mack |
| AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION | Horse breeders | Oppose | $1,000 | 11/3/2006 | Conaway |
| RANCHER | Livestock | Oppose | $1,600 | 11/3/2006 | Hensarling |
| AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION | Horse breeders | Oppose | $500 | 11/3/2006 | Putnam |
| AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION | Horse breeders | Oppose | $500 | 11/3/2006 | Coble |
| SUISSE FAMILY RANCHES | Livestock | Oppose | $750 | 11/3/2006 | Renzi |
| AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION | Horse breeders | Oppose | $500 | 11/3/2006 | Pomeroy |
| AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION | Horse breeders | Oppose | $1,000 | 11/3/2006 | Buyer |
| SUISSE FAMILY RANCHES | Livestock | Oppose | $750 | 11/3/2006 | Renzi |
| AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION | Horse breeders | Oppose | $1,000 | 11/3/2006 | Peterson |
| RANCHER | Livestock | Oppose | $2,100 | 11/3/2006 | Bilbray |
| AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION | Horse breeders | Oppose | $500 | 11/3/2006 | Boswell |
| AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION | Horse breeders | Oppose | $1,000 | 11/3/2006 | Neugebauer |
| AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION | Horse breeders | Oppose | $1,000 | 11/3/2006 | Barrow |
| AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION | Horse breeders | Oppose | $1,000 | 11/3/2006 | Moran |
| RANCHER | Livestock | Oppose | $2,000 | 11/3/2006 | Cuellar |
| AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION | Horse breeders | Oppose | $1,000 | 11/3/2006 | Thornberry |
| AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION | Horse breeders | Oppose | $500 | 11/3/2006 | Lucas |
| AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION | Horse breeders | Oppose | $2,500 | 11/3/2006 | Stearns |
| RANCHER | Livestock | Oppose | $500 | 11/3/2006 | Carter |
| AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION | Horse breeders | Oppose | $500 | 11/3/2006 | Kingston |
| SUNLAND PARK CASINO | Casinos, racetracks & gambling | Support | $1,000 | 11/3/2006 | Pearce |
| AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION | Horse breeders | Oppose | $1,000 | 11/3/2006 | Sessions |
| FENNESSEY RANCH | Livestock | Oppose | $250 | 11/3/2006 | Hinojosa |
| AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION | Horse breeders | Oppose | $500 | 11/3/2006 | Garrett |
| RANCHER | Livestock | Oppose | $2,100 | 11/3/2006 | Hensarling |
| AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION | Horse breeders | Oppose | $1,000 | 11/3/2006 | Salazar |
| AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION | Horse breeders | Oppose | $500 | 11/3/2006 | Doolittle |
| RANCHER | Livestock | Oppose | $250 | 11/5/2006 | Hensarling |
| RANCHER | Livestock | Oppose | $250 | 11/5/2006 | Rehberg |
| RANCHER | Livestock | Oppose | $1,000 | 11/6/2006 | Cubin |
| AMERICAN GAMING ASSN | Casinos, racetracks & gambling | Support | $1,000 | 11/6/2006 | Cantor |
| KENNETH GROEFSEMA RANCH | Livestock | Oppose | $500 | 11/6/2006 | Radanovich |
| HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT | Casinos, racetracks & gambling | Support | $-2,000 | 11/6/2006 | Kirk |
| RANCHER | Livestock | Oppose | $500 | 11/6/2006 | Doolittle |
| HANSEN RANCHES | Livestock | Oppose | $400 | 11/7/2006 | Radanovich |
| RANCHER | Livestock | Oppose | $200 | 11/7/2006 | Rehberg |
| EVER GLADES HORSE FARM | Horse breeders | Oppose | $2,100 | 11/7/2006 | Cleaver |
| J BAR RANCH | Livestock | Oppose | $400 | 11/7/2006 | Edwards |
| TEXAS & SOUTHWESTERN CATTLE RAISERS | Livestock | Oppose | $-2,000 | 11/8/2006 | Thornberry |
| INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY | Casinos, racetracks & gambling | Support | $-2,000 | 11/10/2006 | Wilson |
| HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT | Casinos, racetracks & gambling | Support | $-1,000 | 11/10/2006 | Cramer |
| HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT | Casinos, racetracks & gambling | Support | $-1,000 | 11/10/2006 | Bachus |
| HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT | Casinos, racetracks & gambling | Support | $-1,000 | 11/10/2006 | Alexander |
| JACK FLEMING RANCHES | Livestock | Oppose | $750 | 11/16/2006 | Filner |
| RANCHER/WRITER | Livestock | Oppose | $400 | 11/27/2006 | Davis |
| STAR RANCH ENTERPRISES | Livestock | Oppose | $1,000 | 11/30/2006 | Melancon |
| KENTUCKY WALKING HORSE PAC | Horse breeders | Oppose | $208 | 12/1/2006 | Rogers |
| KENTUCKY WALKING HORSE PAC | Horse breeders | Oppose | $2,100 | 12/1/2006 | Rogers |
| CARTER LAND & LIVESTOCK | Livestock | Oppose | $2,000 | 12/7/2006 | Doolittle |
| RANCHER | Livestock | Oppose | $250 | 12/18/2006 | Herseth Sandlin |
| NATIONAL THOROUGHBRED RACING ASSN | Casinos, racetracks & gambling | Support | $1,000 | 12/18/2006 | Inslee |
| HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT | Casinos, racetracks & gambling | Support | $-1,000 | 12/18/2006 | Wilson |
| HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT | Casinos, racetracks & gambling | Support | $-3,000 | 12/18/2006 | Emanuel |
| HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT | Casinos, racetracks & gambling | Support | $-2,500 | 12/18/2006 | Issa |
| HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT | Casinos, racetracks & gambling | Support | $-2,000 | 12/19/2006 | Wicker |
| NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL | Livestock | Oppose | $1,000 | 12/22/2006 | DeLauro |
| MGM MIRAGE | Casinos, racetracks & gambling | Support | $-1,500 | 12/31/2006 | Ferguson |
| MGM MIRAGE | Casinos, racetracks & gambling | Support | $-1,000 | 12/31/2006 | Green |
Contribution data provided by the Center for Responsive Politics (OpenSecrets.org)
Comments 
HR 503 would protect horses at the expense of production agriculture by Angela Xu, Jul 31, 2008 (7:22pm)
This bill would make it illegal for horses to be slaughtered for food. Although horse consumption is illegal in America, many companies export the horse meat to Europe and Asia, where they become delicacies for gourmet diners. Supporters say that the US horse slaughter industry is driven not by actual market demand, but by animal cruelty. According to them, the horses are transported and slaughtered under abusive and appalling conditions. Many of their arguments also appeal to strong emotional attachments that Americans feel towards horses. On the other hand, the bill’s opponents argue that horse processing should remain a viable option for management of surpluses of unwanted and abandoned horses. They also say that giving emotional considerations too much weight would result in unjust regulations on production agriculture, economically disadvantaging the entire industry.
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