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Subsidies to Congress members and their families
Subsidies to members of Congress and their families from 1995 through 2005:
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| Total subsidies | Notes | |
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| Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa | $878,854 | The payments went to Grassley and his son, who has a separate farming operation in addition to a partnership with his father. |
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| Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark. | $715,000 | The payments went to a family partnership the senator co-owned until 2005, and to Lincoln's mother and brothers. Lincoln said she personally was getting $10,000 a year. |
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| Sam Brownback, R-Kan. | $643,000 | The payments went to Brownback, his father and his brother. Brownback says he personally waives most subsidies because he thinks people with high non-farm income shouldn't get most types of federal assistance. |
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| Jon Tester, D-Mont. | $232,311 | The payments went to him and his wife. |
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| Max Baucus, D-Mont. | $230,237 | The payments went to a family ranch; the senator sold his interest in the ranch in 1995, though he still has reported receiving mineral royalty payments. |
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| Richard Lugar, R-Ind. | $126,555 | The payments went to a family partnership. |
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| Gordon Smith, R-Ore. | $45,400 | The payments went to the senator's frozen foods business, but are forwarded to growers who lease the land, a spokesman said. |
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| Ken Salazar, D-Colo. | $770 | Subsidies received in 2002. Brother is Rep. John Salazar. |
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| House members | ||
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| Marion Berry, D-Ark. | $2,357,094 | The payments went to corporations co-owned by him or relatives, and one company that pays his wife as a director. |
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| Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, D-S.D. | $789,575 | The payments went to her father, a former South Dakota state legislator. |
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| John Salazar, D-Colo. | $161,085 | Salazar no longer receives subsidies personally because the farm is now leased, a spokesman said. |
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| Dennis Hastert, R-Ill. | $25,000 | The payments went to Hastert and his wife. |
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| Grand total | $6,204,111 | |
