Lawmakers à la Carte: How ALEC Sells Access to State Legislators This week, we revealed just how much — or little — it costs for corporations to buy access to state lawmakers. Materials we obtained and reviewed have revealed the menu of opportunities for corporate sponsors interested in purchasing access to lawmakers at ALEC’s annual conferences. For $50,000, a corporate or industry executive can give a main stage presentation to all ALEC members in attendance at its annual meeting. For $35,000, they can work with ALEC’s policy staff to design a workshop for lawmakers. They can even get “brand visibility” by sponsoring the hotel key cards, conference wifi, ice cream socials, and the t-shirts worn by children of legislators in attendance. See the article for the full breakdown of ALEC’s pay-to-play price list. |
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The Far-Right House Caucus is Holding America Hostage Also this week, CMD’s Executive Director Arn Pearson made the case for a bipartisan deal in the House in an effort to save Congress from complete gridlock and playing hostage to MAGA radicals. “Our first branch of government in the United States has been paralyzed and thrown into chaos — again — by a small cadre of far-right MAGA members of the House Freedom Caucus,” Arn wrote. “It’s not by fluke or flaw, but rather the disciplined execution of a plan. And both the Democrats and Republicans had better wake up to the new reality if they want to preserve a government capable of responding to international crises and the needs of the American people.” Read the full article here. |
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