Corporate Lobbyist Bailout: DENIED
A startup watchdog group beat back legislation that would have allowed corporate trade groups that lobby the government to access PPP funding.
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Richard Neal Got a Surprise Billing Deal for His Private Equity Donors
You’ll pay through higher insurance premiums.
Cracks Emerge in No Corporate PAC Money Movement
Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.) is likely to be the first to abandon the campaign finance pledge, after promising voters before she was elected that “this kind of pay-to-play governance is unacceptable.”
Pollster Who Says Voters Want a GOP Senate Is Profiting From the Re-Election of Perdue and Loeffler
News outlets covering Mark Penn's finding that voters want at least one of Loeffler or Perdue to be re-elected failed to mention that his digital firm is being paid millions to produce pro-Loeffler and pro-Perdue campaign materials.
Biden’s Inauguration Will Be Mostly Virtual, but He’s Still Raising Millions for It From Corporations and Wealthy Donors
The Presidential Inaugural Committee will allow individual donations up to $500,000 and corporate donations up to $1 million. For what?
Blue Dog-Affiliated Group Runs Ads for Big Pharma
Center Forward, a "dark money" group with major funding from Big Pharma, is running a Facebook ad campaign touting the pharmaceutical industry as its super PAC spends millions to re-elect Blue Dog Democrats.
Perez Put Lobbyists in Charge of Reviewing DNC Member Qualifications
Over one-third of the DNC Credentials Committee consists of members appointed by Tom Perez, including a U.S. Chamber of Commerce executive and a prominent corporate lobbyist.
New Ohio Speaker Has His Own Ethics Issues Involving FirstEnergy
Bob Cupp, who replaced indicted former speaker Larry Householder, was the subject of a judicial ethics complaint involving campaign contributions from the PAC of FirstEnergy, one of his top donors and the company that allegedly bribed Householder.
Corporate Lobbyists Vote to Keep Corporate Lobbyists in the DNC
A measure to bar corporate lobbyists from serving on the DNC was rejected with several corporate lobbyists on the DNC Rules Committee voting against it.
Dems Voting Against Pentagon Cuts Got 3.4x More Money From the Defense Industry
The Pocan amendment, rejected by defense-backed Democrats and all Republicans, would have cut next year's military budget by 10%.