Big Money Mitch
Blog Posts
March 11, 2013
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) recently drew attention when he joined his state’s junior senator, Rand Paul (R-Ky.), in hour 11 of his 13-hour talking filibuster of John Brennan’s nomination to become director of the CIA, as Paul demanded an answer to whether the administration intended to use drones over American soil. Some conservatives criticized McConnell for taking as long as...
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March 04, 2013
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Las Vegas Sands Corporation, controlled by top Republican donors Sheldon and Miriam Adelson, admitted in a recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing that it “likely violated a federal law against bribing foreign officials.”
The news comes just a few months after Adelson was in Washington, D.C. for a round of meetings with elected officials including House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio...
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February 05, 2013
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Hunter Bates, a longtime aide to Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), donated $3,000 to McConnell’s campaign in December while he was on contract with pharmaceutical giant Amgen to lobby on “fiscal cliff issues,” according to recently released FEC reports. McConnell has faced criticism at home and in Washington for his possible role in the $500 million windfall for Amgen that was included in the final...
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Press Releases
March 13, 2013
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As Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell launches his re-election campaign with a new television ad claiming he's protecting Kentucky against Washington, he will attend at least two big money fundraisers with Washington lobbyists and well-connected donors.
“Mitch McConnell can try to paint over his 27 year record in Washington with an ad saying he ‘loves Kentucky’ but his real passion is for...
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January 03, 2013
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Groups blast McConnell for gridlock in Washington that only serves to benefit his big donors
Louisville, Ky.—A new report by money-in-politics watchdog Public Campaign Action Fund criticizes Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for abusing the filibuster over the past six years while reaping campaign contributions from corporate interests that benefited from his actions. The report was...
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September 25, 2012
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Washington, D.C.—As Sen. Mitch McConnell is being pressured by Kentucky public health professionals and environmentalists to back legislation to protect Americans from chemical pollutants, a top aide to the state’s senior Senator is joining the lobbying shop of a chemical company, another example of McConnell’s close ties to Washington special interests.
Politico reported last Thursday that...
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