▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁The ▁Boston ▁Glo be ▁reported ▁that ▁"[ c ] amp aign ▁contributions ▁to ▁[ B rown ] ▁from ▁the ▁financial ▁industry ▁sp ik ed ▁sharp ly ▁during ▁a ▁critical ▁three - week ▁period ▁last ▁summer ▁as ▁the ▁fate ▁of ▁the ▁Wall ▁Street ▁regul atory ▁over ha ul ▁hung ▁in ▁the ▁balance ▁and ▁Brown ▁used ▁the ▁le verage ▁of ▁his ▁swing ▁vote ▁to ▁win ▁key ▁con cess ions ▁sought ▁by ▁fir ms ." ▁Brown ▁received ▁more ▁than ▁ten ▁times ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁contributions ▁from ▁the ▁financial ▁services ▁industry ▁as ▁House ▁Fin an cial ▁Services ▁Committee ▁chairman ▁( and ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁legisl ation ) ▁Bar ney ▁Frank ▁during ▁the ▁same ▁period . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Glo be : ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁with ▁a ▁temporary ▁pay roll ▁tax ▁cut ▁set ▁to ▁exp ire ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁month , ▁the ▁Senate ▁considered ▁the ▁Middle ▁Class ▁Tax ▁C ut ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁which ▁would ▁extend ▁the ▁tax ▁cut ▁for ▁ 1 1 3 ▁million ▁workers ▁or ▁families ▁and ▁fund ▁the ▁plan ▁by ▁a ▁ 3 . 2 5 ▁percent ▁sur tax ▁on ▁in comes ▁over ▁$ 1 ▁million . ▁ ▁Brown ▁voted ▁against ▁proceed ing ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁the ▁bill ▁( i . e ., ▁voted ▁against ▁cl ot ure ▁that ▁would ▁end ▁the ▁fil ib uster ). ▁ ▁He ▁announced ▁that ▁his ▁opposition ▁was ▁to ▁the ▁sur tax ▁on ▁high