campaign finance laws, senator nelson promised to donate $4000 worth of donations from his firm to charity. the firm s founder eventually pled guilty to illegally filing over $386,00 $386,000 campaign attributions to members of congress over a six-year period. he was sentenced to 27 months in jail. $75000 fine. senator nelson probably thought is $4000 charity donation was a smart pr move to distance himself from the corruption while also getting points for backing a worthy cause. until that is an investigation by the center for responsive politics found that nelson had received over $50000 from pma group and its employees. both senator nelson, you pocketed 46 grand for yourself and gave for to charity and think that masks the swampy stench? it s not just swampy it s truly cynical. what a surprise from a lifelong professional politician. bill nelson is tied to lobbyists go deeper than just
support and raise money for house republicans to protect this majority and the american come back. that s nice, isn t it. impacting his community and his constituents. congressman i know your district is in the middle of california central valley. not exactly swarming with goldman sachs bankers and k street lobbyists. anyway, let s move on to florida s democratic center bill nelson facing a strong challenge from rick scott. make no mistake if former governor scott takes the seat, it could literally be the one that keeps the senate majority in republican hands. bill nelson is a lifelong professional politician starting out as a florida state representative back in 1972, nearly half a century ago, unsurprisingly there are a lot of sloppiness in those 46 years and will just give you a little flavor tonight. one of my favorites is this little story, in 2009 when he found out the lobbying firm pma group was being
investigated by the federal government for violating campaign finance laws, senator nelson promised to donate $4000 worth of donations from his firm to charity. the firm s founder eventually pled guilty to illegally filing over $386,00 $386,000 campaign attributions to members of congress over a six-year period. he was sentenced to 27 months in jail. $75000 fine. senator nelson probably thought is $4000 charity donation was a smart pr move to distance himself from the corruption while also getting points for backing a worthy cause. until that is an investigation by the center for responsive politics found that nelson had received over $50000 from pma group and its employees. both senator nelson, you pocketed 46 grand for yourself and gave for to charity and think that masks the swampy stench? it s not just swampy it s truly cynical. what a surprise from a lifelong professional politician.
support and raise money for house republicans to protect this majority and the american come back. that s nice, isn t it. impacting his community and his constituents. congressman i know your district is in the middle of california central valley. not exactly swarming with goldman sachs bankers and k street lobbyists. anyway, let s move on to florida s democratic center bill nelson facing a strong challenge from rick scott. make no mistake if former governor scott takes the seat, it could literally be the one that keeps the senate majority in republican hands. bill nelson is a lifelong professional politician starting out as a florida state representative back in 1972, nearly half a century ago, unsurprisingly there are a lot of sloppiness in those 46 years and will just give you a little flavor tonight. one of my favorites is this little story, in 2009 when he found out the lobbying firm pma group was being investigated by the federal government for violating