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.
Brick House Cooperative
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Dems Pass on Using Key Power to Kill Trump Rules
Unfilibusterable bills to reverse Trump rules have been left to die.
Former ALEC State Chair Joe Manchin Continues to Do the Group’s Bidding
Manchin echoes ALEC and other Koch network groups in calling the For the People Act too partisan.
Biden’s $6 Trillion Budget, in Context
The White House budget proposal, with its infrastructure and families plans, would only spend about a quarter of GDP, less than other wealthy countries spend.
Senate Republicans Propose Cuts to Rural Broadband Plan
Three lead negotiators of the Senate GOP's counter-proposal to Biden's infrastructure plan represent states ranked in the bottom 10 for broadband access.
Clyburn’s Corporate Foundation
Donors include PhRMA, Altria, and Fluor.
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.
Groups Call on Congress: Fund Your Staff
The average Hill staffer stays for only about three years, with many moving to become lobbyists.
Dems Signaling Opposition to Pelosi’s Drug Pricing Bill Got 2.5x More Pharma Money
On average, the signers received $93,275 from the pharmaceutical & health products industry in the 2020 cycle, far more than the average for House Democrats of $37,788.
Lockheed-Backed Reps Lobby Against F-35 Spending Cuts
As the F-35 fighter comes under Pentagon review for potential cuts, bipartisan groups of lawmakers are calling to continue high levels of spending on the troubled $1.7 trillion program.