GOP Lawmakers' Posh Hideaway Bankrolled by Secret Cash
Source: PoliticalWire
October 18, 2017 at 9:27 am EDT By Taegan Goddard
Several major corporations and trade groups secretly bankrolled a plush hideaway for lawmakers at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland last year, according to records obtained by the Center for Public Integrity.
The groups funded a limited liability company called Friends of the House 2016 LLC which in turn, paid for the design and outfitting of an exclusive office, lounge and gathering space for Republican lawmakers and controlled access to the so-called cloakroom.
The limited liability company effectively hid the corporations contributions from public view at a time when activist groups were pressuring companies to scale back giving to the Republican convention, and a few of the companies had publicly minimized their participation.
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Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Thanks, Citizens United, you really fucked that all up.
Oh, and Obama was 100% right. So, fuck you Alito.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,036 posts)Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)Company name Amount paid to Friends of the House 2016 LLC
Comcast Corp. $200,000
Microsoft $100,000
Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC $100,000
National Retail Federation $100,000
Health Care Service Corp. $100,000
American Petroleum Institute $100,000
Chevron Corp. $100,000
AT&T $100,000
Morongo Band of Mission Indians $80,000
Cheniere Energy Shared Services, Inc $75,000
Altria Client Services LLC $50,000
Home Depot Store Support LLC $50,000
Southern Company Services Inc. $50,000
Anthem Inc. $50,000
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) $50,000
KPMG $50,000
Quicken Loans $50,000
Farmers Group Inc. $25,000
Biotechnology Innovation Organization $25,000
PNC $15,000
MGKrebs
(8,138 posts)I've spent money with 5 of those companies.
Yuck.
packman
(16,296 posts)not fooled
(5,801 posts)and feeding at the trough--all so that they will be induced to sell us out for $$$$$.
Disgusting.
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,600 posts)This could be a case of equal opportunity.