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The GOP's 'rolling coup' has large corporate backers
PROBABLY they are ALSO donating to SineManchinhttps://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/corporations-funding-republican-voting-rights-opponents-rcna12715?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma
The latest report from Accountable.US, a nonpartisan government watchdog, finds corporations have given thousands of dollars to senators blocking voting rights legislation.
Jan. 19, 2022, 6:59 PM EST
By Ja'han Jones
Accountable.US, the nonpartisan government watchdog putting corporations on blast for claiming to support democracy while funding officials who support anti-democratic measures, is back with more heat.
The group’s latest report exposes several large, well-known corporations for financing Republican opponents of voter protection measures. These lawmakers have blocked voting rights legislation in the Senate and stood idle as their states passed stringent voter suppression laws.
The data show the extent to which the GOP’s ongoing power grab — correctly dubbed a “rolling coup” by one NBC military analyst — is being funded by powerful corporate donors.
The report focuses on donations to Republican Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott of Florida, Ted Cruz and John Cornyn of Texas, and Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley of Iowa. Several major organizations have all given thousands of dollars in donations to the senators over the past year.
By Ja'han Jones
Accountable.US, the nonpartisan government watchdog putting corporations on blast for claiming to support democracy while funding officials who support anti-democratic measures, is back with more heat.
The group’s latest report exposes several large, well-known corporations for financing Republican opponents of voter protection measures. These lawmakers have blocked voting rights legislation in the Senate and stood idle as their states passed stringent voter suppression laws.
The data show the extent to which the GOP’s ongoing power grab — correctly dubbed a “rolling coup” by one NBC military analyst — is being funded by powerful corporate donors.
The report focuses on donations to Republican Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott of Florida, Ted Cruz and John Cornyn of Texas, and Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley of Iowa. Several major organizations have all given thousands of dollars in donations to the senators over the past year.
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