Republican Senator Robert Bennett Seeks to Permanently Sunset TARP Program

"Over his career, Bennett has raised 3.5 times as much from the finance, insurance and real estate sector than any other sector. Financial interests are his top career supporter, giving him $2.2 million. The top three industries to lend him financial support all hail from this sector: securities and investment companies ($599,300), commercial banks ($416,200) and insurers ($383,250). Real estate companies also rank in as the ninth most prolific industry to support Bennett, with $230,600 in contributions, and finance and credit companies rank tenth, with $225,350 in contributions. The energy and natural resources sector ranks second with about $633,800 in contributions since 1993. "