Congressman Who Blasted “Corporate Control Of Our Democracy” Attends Fundraiser Hosted By AT&T Lobby
Given his role in fighting Citizens United, this was really shocking.
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Last November, Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL) introduced the Outlawing Corporate Cash Undermining the Public Interest in our Elections and Democracy (OCCUPIED) constitutional amendment, which would effectively ban corporate money in the campaign finance system. “I introduced the OCCUPIED Amendment because …of…corporate control of our democracy. It is time to return the nation’s capital and our democracy to the people,” said Deutch in a statement as he introduced his amendment. [...] Yet this morning Deutch seemed to put aside his beliefs about the dangers of corporate control of our political system. He attended a fundraising breakfast thrown by Lyndon K. Boozer, the Assistant Vice President for Federal Relations at AT&T and a major telecom lobbyist. The invite for the breakfast notes that hosts paid $2,500 a piece and guests paid $1,000.
Republic Report confronted Deutch about his fundraiser with Boozer and AT&T. Deutch repeatedly dodged our questions about AT&T and simply walked away after telling us that Citizens United should be overturned.
Read more: http://www.republicreport.org/2012/congressman-corporate-control-of-democracy-fundraiser-att/