claim: says sen. mitch mcconnell is "the no. 1 recipient of contributions from lobbyists this cycle."
author: alison lundergan grimes
evidence_1: mitch mcconnell.jpg. u.s. senate, kentucky. incumbent. tenure. 1985-present.  term ends. january 3, 2021. years in position, 32. party, republican.  predecessor ... compensation. base salary, $193,400/year. elections and  appointments. last election, november 4, 2014. cost per vote, $37.72 in 2014.  first elected, 1985.
evidence_2: jul 10, 2012 ... senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, r-ky., took in $625,190 from lobbyists.  sen. charles schumer, d-n.y., received ... still, it's somewhat misleading for the  ad to say, without further qualification, that tester is "the largest recipient of  lobbyist money" among senators. our ruling. americans for prosperity ...
evidence_3: oct 3, 2017 ... nra political contributions are the reason america can't control guns. ... routine  in american life, but do nothing further to stop them, look no further. my prayers  are with all of the victims in las vegas. — sen. joni ernst (r-iowa), major nra  funding recipient ... senate majority leader mitch mcconnell (r-ky.): ...
evidence_4: may 1, 2013 ... in the days leading up to last month's crucial votes on the most significant gun  control legislation to come before the senate in nearly two decades, polls ... and  they know that in the last election cycle the nra spent $18.6 million on various  campaigns,” says lee drutman, who has studied the role of gun ...
evidence_5: may 8, 2006 ... figure 4: contributions from lobbyists and lobbying firms' pacs by cycle . ...  figure 8: top 20 senate recipients of lobbyists' contributions, 2006 cycle. ... 24 . figure 16: $100,000+ lobbyist-contributors who raised at least $100,000 for  kerry 24. public citizen's congress watch. the bankrollers 1 ...