Mostly unnoticed: Blackstone’s David Calhoun was recently named President and CEO of The Boeing Company. Elaine Chao, who oversees the FAA, coincidentally has a brother in law, Jim Breyer, on Blackstone’s board of directors.
In September 2018, Boeing’s corporate PAC contributed $250,000 to McConnell-affiliated Senate Leadership Fund.
Secretary Chao has reportedly been in communication with Steven Law, the CEO of Senate Leadership Fund.
Secretary Chao was also in contact with Boeing director (and anti-Magnitsky Act lobbyist) Ken Duberstein. Duberstein made a political contribution that listed Chao as an honoree.