The first thing to catch your eye about the latest fundraising flier from House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, is the size of the solicitations.
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Morning Reads: Pay to Play
The Center for Media and Democracy has discovered a pamphlet advertising how much donors will have to pay to chat with one highly influential congressman.
Trump’s EPA Pick Slammed State AGs For Trying To ‘Police The Global Warming Debate’
As Oklahoma attorney general, Scott Pruitt took part in a “deeply disturbing” effort defending gas and oil companies against climate fraud allegations.
Protests Erupt as Lawmakers Continue Spread of Anti-Worker Legislation Nationwide
On the heels of Kentucky, New Hampshire and Missouri now appear poised to become states with so-called right-to-work laws.
The Koch Brothers Are Smiling: The White House Will Be Packed With Some of Their Most Loyal Servants
One-third of the Trump team has ties to the Koch brothers.
Speaker Paul Ryan, After Passing Regulatory Rollback, Parties With Lobbyists at Fundraiser
JUST HOURS AFTER passing the very first bill of the new Congress on Wednesday — one designed to roll back a range of environmental and consumer regulations — House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., celebrated with a corporate lobbying firm at a fundraiser for his campaign committee.
Trump’s EPA Pick Steps Down From Group That Battled the Agency
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Environmental Protection Agency has resigned as chairman of a group critics say has helped attack the agency he’s been tapped to lead.
Corporate Education Nominee DeVos Faces Pushback from Dem Senators
As one U.S. senator denounces Betsy DeVos’ record in Michigan, six others are demanding President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Education Secretary untangle the “complicated web of political and not-for-profit organizations” she has spun over her career pushing a corporate education agenda nationwide.
Koch Brothers Are Out to Conquer the Countryside
It’s easy to become mesmerized by The Donald Show in this year’s political circus, but it’s time for progressives to focus on the outer rings, where the Koch brothers, American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), and their corporate cohorts have laid siege to our state governments.
House GOP Leader Has Price List for Donors
A donation of $100,000 will get you a one-on-one coffee with House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and access to more than a dozen other private political events throughout the year, according to a sliding scale menu of benefits for donors to the Louisiana congressman.