Waxman among those who've received $ from MLB PAC--The Hill

"Major League Baseball (MLB), expected to undergo serious scrutiny at a series of hearings scheduled for early next year (Jan. 2008) on performance-enhancing drugs, has built deep ties to the Democratic Party though political donations.

• Even when Democrats were in the congressional minority, a political action committee (PAC) maintained by the MLB commissioner’s office gave more to Democrats than Republicans. In addition, top lobbyists for baseball include a former Democratic congressman and the wife of a sitting Democratic senator....

MLB’s current commissioner, Bud Selig, has traditionally supported Democrats as well. Selig has given $70,000 to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in hard- and soft-money contributions since 1998, according to records compiled by the Federal Election Commission....

• Over the past several elections, the PAC has given $3,000 to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and $4,000 to the panel’s ranking member, Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.). Oversight postponed a hearing on Mitchell’s report scheduled for this week to January.

The PAC also gave panel member Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), who has been vocal on the issue, $1,000 in 2003.

• The MLB players’ association does not have a PAC, but has Democratic and Republican lobbyists working on its behalf."....

From article in The Hill, "Major League Baseball's Ties to Dems Run Deep," by Kevin Bogardus, 12/18/07

• *For all of you seeking a job with MLB, happy hunting, have a nice day. sm

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