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Brian4Liberty
01-22-2014, 02:49 PM
Possibly the single biggest spender against Tea Party candidates.


US Chamber Spent Millions Targeting Tea Party...

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday said it spent $52.7 million on lobbying in 2013, ramping up pressure for its top-priority legislative issues, including immigration reform and electing business-friendly candidates to Congress, two reports said Tuesday.

Roll Call reported that disclosure forms showed the big-spending business group laid out nearly $16.5 million in the last quarter, a jump of $4,330,000, or 36 percent, from the $12,160,000 it spent in the third quarter, when the organization was ranked as the top-spending U.S. lobby group.
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More:
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/business-reform-employment-law/2014/01/21/id/548266


...The business lobby is also planning a vigorous campaign to help business-friendly candidates in the midterm elections, and has vowed to protect some incumbent lawmakers from Tea Party challengers.

“In primaries and in the general election, we will support candidates who want to work within the legislative process to solve the nation’s problems and who understand that business is not the problem, business is a big part of the solution,” Donohue said during his annual State of American Business address.
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http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/195997-chamber-spent-50m-amid-immigration-pushFollow us: @thehill on Twitter | TheHill on Facebook


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AuH20
01-22-2014, 02:54 PM
One party system in full display. The Tea Party was the greatest thing to ever happen to American politics in quite some time. Now the "conspiracy" is operating right in the open. There are unions filtering funds through Republican organizations, so they can be used against TP candidates.