Thread by @sfpelosi

Outrageous that Janet Yellen was paid for these speeches ... at lower rates than her male counterparts. Get on that investigation, Sam! #FairPay

https://twitter.com/samstein/status/1345043536752865280

I see from the responses that some of you miss sarcasm and others think a paid speech is de facto “corruption” ... shouldn’t we ask for the Yellen transcripts first? Maybe see what she said? Would any facts matter? Where are the guidelines for a donor or sponsor? Discuss!

Well I’m back from zoom yoga and read your responses. 3 Qs (so far) 1-who are sponsors (same with corp, people, media who fund podcasters and pundits)? 2-what is speech content? 3-does $/access change content/ behavior + what role do ethics lawyers play in such an instance? also-

example: we @ca_dem women’s caucus needed to raise money and didn’t want to raise dues. We decided on “sponsored” coffees 1. no corps 2. no candidates up for an immediate caucus vote 3. disclosed donors. We found that defensiveness is weakness; transparency is your friend! ✌🏼