Breakdown of how the food/meat processing companies and pesticide manufactures have made campaign contributions, what they got and how voters paid for it.

Campaign Contributions: The Currency of our Democracy

Campaign money -- not votes -- is now the currency of our democracy, determining who runs for office, who wins, and who has the ear of elected officials. The candidate who raises the most campaign cash, more often than not, goes on to win the election.

Should Congress hand over its power "to regulate commerce with foreign nations," under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, to the President so he can