4/19 @FedEx statement says 4/15 shooting victims' "lives represented different ethnicities and religious faiths," but it doesn't say the word "Sikh" in it at all, even though four out of eight people who were shot and are now dead were Sikh. newsroom.fedex.com/newsroom/india…
I would like the company to acknowledge that these four were Sikhs and commit some money to anti-hatred. More importantly, I would like to see @FedEx stop commiting money to hatred: as in, giving money to Republicans.
"The vast majority of [FedEx founder, chairman, and CEO Frederick W.] Smith’s giving this cycle was to the National Republican Senatorial Committee, $384,000, and the National Republican Campaign Committee, $288,300."
Smith was one of the two who signed the 4/19 release above.
Smith was one of the two who signed the 4/19 release above.
"The McConnell for Senate Majority Leader Committee received $20,200 from Smith."
"Smith gave $135,500 to the McCarthy Victory Fund, a campaign committee affiliated with House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-California."
"McConnell fundraising committees also collected significant donations from other high-ranking FedEx executives: president and chief operating officer Raj Subramaniam, $5,600…"
Subramaniam was the other one of two who signed the release above.
Subramaniam was the other one of two who signed the release above.
"Among Republicans, Smith donated to Memphis Rep. David Kustoff, $2,800; Chattanooga Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, $5,600; and Senators Joni Ernst of Iowa, $5,600; Susan Collins of Maine, $5,600; Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, $2,800; Dan Sullivan, $5,600, and Lisa Murkowski, […] "
" […] $5,600, of Alaska; Cory Gardner of Colorado, $5,600; David Perdue of Georgia, $2,800; and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, $2,800."
"FedExPAC donations to federal office seekers favored Republicans 70% to 30% in 2015-2016 and 67% to 33% in 2017-2018. The gap narrowed in the 2019-2020 cycle, through July 31, favoring Republicans 55% to 45%."
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