PIPA/SOPA

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<div>But it's clear that the lobbying firepower on the other side of the issue is a fraction of what supporters have. One of the most vocal opponents of CISPA is the <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000046971&year=2012">American Civil Liberties Union</a> -- which has spent $507,000 lobbying so far this year, a 28 percent increase from the last three months of 2011. But the group used that money to lobby on 109 different bills, almost as many as AT&T. Another group that has taken a prominent stand against CISPA is the <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000046971&year=2012">American Library Association</a>, which has spent $54,000 so far this year, spread over 56 different pieces of legislation. </div>

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<div>Another indication of the collective influence of backers of CISPA is the amount of money individuals or PACs affiliated with the organizations have given to key lawmakers on the issue. Last week <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2012/04/cispa-facts.html">we reported</a> that the bill's original sponsor, <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cid=N00009668&cycle=2012">Mike Rogers</a> (R-Mich.), had received $104,000 from groups that lobbied on the bill. With new campaign finance reports filed since that story, OpenSecrets.org data now shows that Rogers has received at least $175,000 from organizations that have lobbied on the bill. That's about 15 percent of the total $1.1 million he has reported raising this election cycle. The top two groups: defense contractor <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientbills.php?id=D000000369&year=2012">SAIC</a> (whose PAC has given Rogers $20,000 this election cycle) and <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientbills.php?id=D000000186&year=2012">Koch Industries</a> (whose PAC has given Rogers over $14,500.)</div>

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<div>Check out all of the donations Rogers has received on our profile of him <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?type=C&cid=N00009668&newMem=N&cycle=2012">here</a>, and the entire list of organizations that have lobbied on CISPA here on our <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/billsum.php?id=129763">profile of the legislation</a>. </div>