The Food Stamp Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is proud to be distributing the greatest amount of free meals and food stamps ever, to 46 million people.
Meanwhile, the National Park Service, administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, asks us "Please Do Not Feed the Animals."
Their stated reason for the NPS policy is because the animals will grow dependent on handouts and will not learn to take care of themselves.
This ends today's lesson.

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A list of Campaign Contributions for 2011-2012, (you can request any year)
Ameren, as of 10, 31, 2011 lobby expenditures
(this does not include contributions to campaigns)
reported by Ameren from Senate office of Public Record: $1,250,000.00

Ameren contributed to the following House & Senate for 2011-2012 campaign war chests:
House (28% to Dems, 73% to Republicans):
Boehner-R (speaker) Received: $5,000
Carnhan-D (3rd dist) Received: $2,000
Clay, Wm.-D (1st dist) Received: $4,000
Emerson, JoAnn-R (8th Dist) Received: $4,000
Bill Long (-R (7th Dist) Received: $2,000
Blaine Luetkemeyer-R (9th dist) Received: $5,000

Senate:
Akin-R (MO Senate) Received: $2,000 Blunt- R, MO (U.S Senate) Received: $1,000

Ameren has set up an expense acct. for Luetkemeyer for 2012 of $5,000.

2008 Campaign funding & expenditures:
Luetkemeyer received $10,000
Blunt received $ 7,500
Carnahan received $ 8,000
Todd Akin rec'd $ 6,500
McCaskill rec'd $ 4,000
Clay rec'd $ 8,000

Ameren UE PAC sent Jefferson City $45,650.00 in 2008

Go to this website below for more...
http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000023888&year=2011