We’ve been hearing a lot about “woke corporations” so we thought we’d check in on how those corporate pledges about not donating to insurrectionists are holding up.
Toyota said in January that "Given recent events and the horrific attack on the U.S. Capitol, we are assessing our future PAC criteria.”
Since then, it’s given a total of $51,000 to 34 different members who voted to reject the results of the election.
Koch Industries said they would take into account “the civility of candidates” before donating to them.
But it’s donated a total of $12,500 to five different members who voted to reject the results of the election.
Cigna said in January that it was discontinuing any donations to people who supported violence on January 6th.
But it’s now donated a total of $12,500 to seven members who rejected the results of the election.
And it’s not just individual corporations. Some industry groups which represent corporations in Washington have apparently also decided to forget the insurrection...
The Air Line Pilots Association condemned the violence on January 6th, but then gave $36,000 to 15 insurrectionists.
The National Association of Realtors paused political giving in January, but then gave $31,500 to 29 insurrectionists.
All in all, more than 200 companies have kept their promises to keep their money instead of giving it to insurrectionists. That’s good. But the real solution is campaign finance reform.
Yes, you guessed it, that’s in the For the People Act.
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We had a huge victory in court, got two FOIA scoops, sent letters to DHS and FinCEN and sued the government for records (again). Here’s a round-up
On Monday night, a federal judge ruled in a CREW lawsuit that the DOJ needs to make public a secret memo that Bill Barr cited when he announced he would not charge Trump with obstruction. citizensforethics.org/news/press-rel…
We also sent a letter along with 84 partners urging DHS not to destroy records of abuse in its detention facilities. citizensforethics.org/legal-action/l…
This may sound extreme, but to save our democracy, the filibuster needs to go.
Here’s why:
If 41 senators agree to block a bill, they can—even if the other 59 senators support it. That means that majority rule no longer exists in the United States Senate.
If the Founding Fathers knew about this, we don’t think they would be happy. They *literally* enshrined majority rule in the Constitution.
NEWS: Mike Pompeo violated federal ethics rules when he and his wife, Susan, asked State Department employees to carry out tasks for their personal benefit more than 100 times politico.com/news/2021/04/1…
Today, Fox announced that Lara Trump was joining the network as a paid contributor, as she decides whether she wants to run for Senate.
Never mind that the day before the insurrection, she went on Fox to spread election fraud lies… nytimes.com/2021/03/29/bus…
But Lara Trump is not the first Trump employee to get hired by Fox. In Kayleigh McEnany’s case, they were in talks before she had even left the White House. citizensforethics.org/reports-invest…
Apparently Mike Pompeo doesn't like the most ambitious ethics reform in a generation. Any ideas why?
Maybe it’s because he attracted scrutiny for using taxpayer funds to travel frequently home to Kansas, apparently while deciding whether or not to run for office. citizensforethics.org/reports-invest…
Or maybe it’s because he doesn’t like oversight, as we all saw when he asked Donald Trump to fire the inspector general who was investigating him for misuse of office and for fast tracking arms sales to Saudi Arabia. cnn.com/2020/05/18/pol…
Ten big reasons for the Senate to do whatever it takes to pass the For the People Act:
1. If presidential candidates disclosed their tax returns, the American people wouldn't have to wonder what interests the president could be beholden to or whether they paid their fair share citizensforethics.org/news/analysis/…
2. If presidents and vice presidents were forced to divest from their assets before taking the oath of office, the president couldn’t rake in $1.6 billion and we wouldn’t have to sue them for violating the Constitution citizensforethics.org/reports-invest…