In Chamber speech, Rep. Waxman takes swing at CoC's political spending

[babylonsister]

In Chamber speech, Rep. Waxman takes swing at group's political spending
By Jordan Fabian - 10/20/10 05:10 AM ET


One of the most powerful Democrats in the House on Tuesday took a shot at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's political spending this cycle in a speech at the Chamber itself.

While speaking to participants at a Chamber summit on U.S.-Israel business relations, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) knocked the business coalition for not disclosing its donors and said that it has not done enough to prove it is not spending foreign money on its political efforts.

"I urge the Chamber to be transparent, to provide full disclosure on the contributions it is making this cycle," Waxman said. "Without proper transparency and disclosure it is hard for the Chamber to be a role model for corporate citizenship in America and around the world."

Waxman reiterated the argument made by President Obama and leading Democrats, who have outside groups' political spending on behalf of Republican candidates, saying that the organizations have not revealed their donors despite contributing millions to help the GOP take control of Congress.

But the California Democrat's speech was one of the most direct attacks on the Chamber this year, considering it was made at a Chamber-sponsored event at their Washington headquarters.

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[Tippy]

1. More good news....K&R

[BeFree]

2. heh

It seems as if the CoC is really scared. Scared that Obama is going to ______?

Scared of the hippies. Scared of alternative energy. Scared of their own shadow?

Why else would they prostitute themselves so fiercely?

[babylonsister]

3. Or scared that their whole network will unravel and be

exposed; I think a lot of people realize how serious this is and are pulling at threads even as I type.

[BeFree]

4. Natural reaction

Obama caught them with their crooked hands in the crooked cookie jar, and like any criminals are searching for a way to be free of the law.