Manchin’s PAC Raked In Corporate Donations Just Before He Axed Build Back Better
Donations came from corporations that would likely have been impacted by the bill’s proposals.
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Senators Against Generic Covid-19 Vaccines Have Gotten 2x Pharma Cash
A group of Republican senators sought to block U.S. support for an IP waiver for Covid-19 vaccines, a proposal that is strongly opposed by the pharmaceutical industry.
Dems Spent Half of 2021 Blocked by Filibusters of Voting Rights Bills
Democracy activists are calling on the Biden White House to join talks about how the Senate can pass the Freedom to Vote Act this year.
GOP Rep Picks up Millions in Pipeline Stock
All of Rep. Trey Hollingsworth's stock pickups this year have been in a pair of oil and gas pipeline companies, a mammoth increase over his position last year.
Financial Services Dem Buys and Sells Finance Stocks
Rep. Cindy Axne of Iowa, who sits on the Financial Services Committee, and her spouse are in the habit of picking up shares in financial services companies.
Arizona Students Launch Hunger Strike to Pass Voting Rights Bill
Twenty young people at the Arizona Capitol are calling on Sen. Kyrsten Sinema to support a change in Senate rules and advance the Freedom to Vote Act.
NYC Public Campaign Financing Program Leveled the Playing Field: Report
A new Brennan Center analysis found that New York City's small-dollar matching program was key in electing record numbers of women and people of color to City Council.
Health Insurance and Pharma Lobbyists Max Out to the Dem Party
The Senate braces for a showdown over expanding Medicare to include dental and vision benefits after healthcare industry lobbyists have bundled six-figure donations for Democrats’ campaign arms.
Code for Democracy Debuts New Tool to Track Money in Politics
The web tool aims to make it easier to investigate campaign contributions, lobbying, nonprofit spending, and more, and to get alerts on new data.
Republican Billionaires Are Donating to Manchin and Sinema
Some GOP megadonors made their first and only Democratic donations as the two senators worked to undermine the reconciliation bill.