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September 19th, 2019
This week in money-in-politics

Multi-million dollar political ad spending on Snapchat revealed amid transparency push

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Snapchat has accounted for more than $1.2 million in political ad spending targeting the U.S. since June 2018, according to OpenSecrets’ analysis of newly-released data from the company. This week, Snap joined Google, Twitter and Facebook as the latest tech giant to make its political advertising data available to the public.

U.S. political ad spending on Snapchat totaled $594,324 in 2018 and $612,043 so far this year.

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** Trump-tied lobbyists press administration on tariffs, Congress not so much
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Caught in the cycle of the on-and-off U.S.-China trade tension, some of the nation’s corporate giants are hiring an army of lobbyists with close ties to the Trump administration to steer it away from business-hurting high tariffs. They’re also trying to influence Congress as it seeks ways to restrain the president’s power to declare tariffs based on national security concerns. Read more ([link removed])
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** Trump satisfies industry with repeal of Obama water quality rules
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Influential industry groups are making headway in an expensive lobbying campaign to cut down on the number of water bodies subject to federal protections. The Trump administration last week repealed the Obama-era Waters of the United States rule, which offered federal protections for small water bodies from pesticides and other pollutants. President Trump called the regulations “destructive and horrible.” Read More ([link removed])
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** Who’s funding the controversial anti-AOC political ad?
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When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s picture appeared — burned, melted away amid a pile of skeletons — in a TV ad aired during breaks on last week’s Democratic presidential debate, controversy quickly rose as many criticized ABC News for running the graphic video. The half-minute ad featured former congressional candidate Elizabeth Heng, who lost her race against incumbent Rep. Jim Costa (D-Calif.) last year. Read More ([link removed])

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Totals to 2020 Democrats by Sector, Select Industry & Gender

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Where are the top 2020 Democratic candidates getting their money? Is Bernie Sanders getting the most from those who work in the Agribusiness sector? Is Elizabeth Warren popular with Educators? Who is getting the most from women? In this data set, we break down their contributions by Sector, Industry and Gender. ** Follow the money ([link removed])

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* ** Trump Raises $15 Million Despite War With Top California Officials (CNN) ([link removed])
In one 48-hour period, President Donald Trump managed to raise more from California donors than Sen. Kamala Harris did in the entire second quarter of 2019.

* ** Colorado’s lawmakers in Washington use leadership PACs to raise extra cash from big-moneyed interests (The Colorado Sun) ([link removed])
The only member of Colorado’s congressional delegation without a leadership PAC is first-year Democratic Rep. Jason Crow - the other members of the delegation are using their PACs to raise significant sums.

* ** Mystery Solved: Private-Equity-Backed Firms Are Behind Ad Blitz on ‘Surprise Billing’ (The New York Times) ([link removed])
Two doctor-staffing companies are using political ad spending to push back against legislation that could hit their bottom lines.

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