Wall Street Rains money on US Senators---mostly Democrats.

This is from this site. Although Republicans are no doubt thought of as being more pro-business than the Democrats since the Democrats are in power naturally more funds are going to Democratic senators. As the article points out some senators are particularly favored by Wall Street. These senators may not always actually act in the interests of Wall Street but they are powerful and so Wall St. does its best to influence legislation.

""""....Wall Street has showered nearly $11 million on the Senate since the beginning of the year, and more than 15 percent of it has gone to a single senator: Democrat Chuck SchumerChuck Schumer of New York.

Schumer's $1.65 million take from the financial services industry is nearly twice that of any other senator's - and more than five times what the industry gave to any single Republican senator.

Of the $10.6 million the industry has given to sitting senators this year, more than $7.7 million has gone to Democrats. Schumer got his $1.65 million; his New York colleague Kirsten GillibrandKirsten Gillibrand took in $886,000; Senate Majority Leader Harry ReidSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada received $814,000; Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris DoddChris Dodd of Connecticut scored $603,000; Colorado freshman Michael Bennet got $401,000; and Agriculture Committee Chairman Blanche LincolnBlanche Lincoln of Arkansas- who will have a big say on the derivatives portion of regulatory reform - got $336,000.

Among Republicans, the biggest recipient of financial-industry money so far this year is Richard ShelbyRichard Shelby of Alabama. But although he's the ranking Republican on the Banking Committee - ground zero for the regulatory reform bill in the Senate - he's received just $313,000 from the industry this year. ......

All told, 19 of the 22 senators on Dodd's Banking Committee have received checks from the financial industry this year, and each of those up for reelection in 2010 has received at least $180,000.

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