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Related: About this forumWhy Does Hillary Fundraise With NRA Lobbyists?
Clinton FundraiserPublished 9:47 am Sunday, March 20, 2016
Here is the invitation for the lobbyists for Hillary Clinton Fundraiser: www.willhillarywin.com/events/washington-d-c-lunch-with-john-podesta-campaign-chair/.
Lobbyists for the National Rifle Association & Wall Street are hosting a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton in Washington on March 21 featuring her campaign manager John Podesta.
The host lobbyists include Jeff Forbes, who lobbied for the NRA from 2009 until 2015, Steve Elmendorf, who runs Subject Matter, a go-to Democratic lobbying firm for corporate interests, raking more than $10 million in fees last year. with clients: Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Verizon, and Monsanto.
David Castagnetti co-founded Mehlman Castagnetti, one of Washingtons top-grossing lobbying firms, lobbying on behalf of Valeant Pharmaceuticals; under investigation by the SEC for drug pricing practices.
Joel Johnson Managing Director with The Glover Park Group which takes credit for the 2012 Campaign to Fix the Debt an effort to slash earned benefit programs such as Social Security and Medicare under the guise of fixing the nations debt problem.
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http://www.state-journal.com/2016/03/20/lobbyists-for-hillary-clinton-fundraiser/
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Why Does Hillary Fundraise With NRA Lobbyists? (Original Post)
amborin
May 2016
OP
A similar thread has already tried this lame smear today. Lobbying firms are like advertising firms.
Trust Buster
May 2016
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NorthCarolina
(11,197 posts)1. Because they wave enough ca$h to catch her attention. -nt-
Ino
(3,366 posts)2. The real question is: Why do THEY fundraise for HER?
Answer A: Because they know she's friendly to their cause
Answer B: Because they know her loyalty is for sale.
MattP
(3,304 posts)3. Why did Bernie vote against background checks
Trust Buster
(7,299 posts)4. A similar thread has already tried this lame smear today. Lobbying firms are like advertising firms.
They represent clients from all sides of the political spectrum. Lobbying firms will lobby for both Democratic and Republican positions depending on who hires them. This angle of attack is pretty lame IMO.
cali
(114,904 posts)6. Lol. I think I'll kick this thread repeatedly just for you.
Lobbying firms try to buy both repukes and dems.
amborin
(16,631 posts)5. and buddy up to Joel Johnson, a social security privatizer