Fossil Fuel-Funded Think Tank Takes Tonko to Coal Country
The Bipartisan Policy Center has been funded by ExxonMobil, BP, Shell, and several other companies and trade groups in the fossil fuel industry.
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Laws Preventing Dark Money Disclosure Are Sweeping the Nation
ALEC-inspired bills making dark money disclosure illegal are passing more states each year.
Dems Pass on Using Key Power to Kill Trump Rules
Unfilibusterable bills to reverse Trump rules have been left to die.
House Dem Leads Effort Against Key Consumer Protection
Rep. Josh Gottheimer is lobbying against a resolution that would end the practice of predatory lenders charging astronomical interest rates on consumer loans.
Politicians Can Raise Unlimited Money to Repay Themselves, Court Rules
In a case brought by Ted Cruz, a D.C. court determined that capping loan repayments violated donors’ free speech rights.
Joe Crowley Will Lobby for RIAA Front Group
Crowley's first client is a RIAA front group.
Tom Perez Revolves to Corporate Law Firm
The firm where Perez is now a partner advertises anti-union work and lobbies for companies including Lockheed Martin.
Clyburn’s Corporate Foundation
Donors include PhRMA, Altria, and Fluor.
Frontera Spent $1 Million on Lobbying While Its Georgian Workers Went Unpaid
The Texas-based oil and gas company donated to multiple members of Congress who made public statements in the company's defense as it faced international arbitration over a breach of contract.
Fossil Fuel Industry Lobbied Against Pipeline Cybersecurity Regulations
In the years before the Colonial Pipeline incident, the company’s trade group lobbied the government against mandatory cybersecurity regulations.