Open Secrets reports that, during the buildup to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act vote, 18 members of Congress received more than $100,000 in political contributions from lobbyists working on tax issues.
The biggest recipients were House Speaker Paul Ryan and Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee Orrin Hatch.
In total, lobbyists working on issues related to taxes donated $9.6 million to members of Congress during the first nine months of 2017:
Members of Congress who received more than $100,000 from ‘tax lobbyists’
| Member | Party | State | Chamber | Total |
| Ryan, Paul | R | WI | House | $357,200 |
| Hatch, Orrin | R | UT | Senate | $314,974 |
| Heitkamp, Heidi | D | ND | Senate | $301,775 |
| McCarthy, Kevin | R | CA | House | $274,000 |
| Nelson, Bill | D | FL | Senate | $236,950 |
| Brown, Sherrod | D | OH | Senate | $230,372 |
| Tester, Jon | D | MT | Senate | $174,750 |
| Kaine, Tim | D | VA | Senate | $163,850 |
| Walden, Greg | R | OR | House | $156,346 |
| Heller, Dean | R | NV | Senate | $147,200 |
| Cantwell, Maria | D | WA | Senate | $136,825 |
| Tiberi, Pat | R | OH | House | $130,550 |
| Heinrich, Martin | D | NM | Senate | $128,975 |
| Casey, Bob | D | PA | Senate | $127,906 |
| McCaskill, Claire | D | MO | Senate | $121,615 |
| Brady, Kevin | R | TX | House | $116,425 |
| Scalise, Steve | R | LA | House | $111,400 |
| Donnelly, Joe | D | IN | Senate | $110,549 |
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