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(22,670 posts)
Tue Dec 5, 2017, 02:14 PM Dec 2017

These corporations are helping elect an alleged child sex abuser to the U.S. Senate



According to Federal Election Commission data from the subscription online Political MoneyLine, these include:
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Comcast Corporation & NBC Universal with at least $100,000.
AT&T Inc with at least $60,000.
Leo A Daly Company with at least $30,000.
Amerisourcebergen Corporation with at least $15,000.
Lockheed Martin Corporation with at least $15,000.
Honeywell International with at least $15,000.
Pricewaterhousecoopers with at least $15,000.
AFLAC with at least $15,000.
Pfizer Inc. with at least $15,000.
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company with at least $15,000.
Textron Inc with at least $15,000.
Exelon Corporation with at least $15,000.
The Boeing Company with at least $15,000.
Microsoft Corporation with at least $15,000.
BNSF Railway Company with at least $15,000.

- ThinkProgress

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These corporations are helping elect an alleged child sex abuser to the U.S. Senate (Original Post) ffr Dec 2017 OP
Wonder how much of that is CYA money ? eppur_se_muova Dec 2017 #1
I'd be curious to know how many of them contributed AFTER the scandal broke VMA131Marine Dec 2017 #2
Money rules SCVDem Dec 2017 #3
MSFT? Alice11111 Dec 2017 #4
The award will go to the company that asks for the money back. TeamPooka Dec 2017 #5
Unfortunately, it's hard to boycott these particular companies. Ligyron Dec 2017 #6
Comcast? The company that brings us Joy, Rachel, Chris.....? jalan48 Dec 2017 #7

eppur_se_muova

(36,266 posts)
1. Wonder how much of that is CYA money ?
Tue Dec 5, 2017, 02:44 PM
Dec 2017

If you do business in AL, you might not want the Senator to bear a grudge that you didn't back him in the election. That list seems to be heavy with defense contractors (remember that all IT companies deal with the military in some capacity), and one has corp. HQ in Huntsville.

VMA131Marine

(4,139 posts)
2. I'd be curious to know how many of them contributed AFTER the scandal broke
Tue Dec 5, 2017, 03:19 PM
Dec 2017

Many large public corporations actually contribute to both sides to avoid a potentially hostile member of Congress if they don't pick the correct winner.

Ligyron

(7,633 posts)
6. Unfortunately, it's hard to boycott these particular companies.
Tue Dec 5, 2017, 04:32 PM
Dec 2017

Guess a sternly worded letter is going to have to do.

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