This Is How Much the NRA Pays Politicians for Their Thoughts and Prayers.
Following the Las Vegas massacre, which killed about 60 people and injured 600, the New York Times published an article detailing how much money Members of Congress had taken from the NRA over their careers, as well as statements they made immediately after. shooting suggestions. their thoughts and prayers to the victims. Now, a month later, another horrific shooting has occurred, and those same politicians have copied and pasted their condolences. The Center for Responsive Politics maintains a list of the 20 largest recipients of gun rights interests from 1989 to 2018. They are all Republicans. Shown below is how much money 15 of these politicians have raised to share their thoughts and prayers on gun violence.
Paul Ryan, Wisconsin: $ 346,497
Ron Johnson, Wisconsin: $ 189,498
John Cornin, TX: $ 189,325
John Tune, South Dakota: $ 183,215
Thune didn’t tweet his thoughts and prayers – he retweeted Kornin and Ted Cruz. Effective.