Hi,
President-Elect Biden's inauguration is just over a month away. And while
Biden's inaugural committee has rightly rejected money from fossil fuel
corporations, they're still planning to accept donations up to $1 million
from individual corporations -- even though Barack Obama rejected
corporate contributions for his inauguration in 2009.^1
While the fossil fuel industry is indeed pernicious and should not be
afforded this opportunity to influence the Biden Administration, it's just
as important to stop other corporate interests from wielding undue
influence too. That's why we're mobilizing to ask the Biden inauguration
committee to expand its ban to encompass all major corporate sectors.
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Tell Biden to reject corporate contributions for his
inauguration!
This inauguration will be different due to the ongoing coronavirus
pandemic. Instead of gala inaugural balls and parties happening in person,
most of it will happen online. That should mean it's even less important
than ever before to raise money from corporate interests to fund it.
Barack Obama's refusal to accept corporate contributions for his 2009
inauguration was a landmark move that demonstrated that inaugurations
could be funded without big money. And that was at a time when the country
wasn't suffering from a massive pandemic.
If the Biden-Harris administration is serious about "building back better"
in a way that remedies the longstanding ills of the country, Joe Biden
should not let corporate interests have this kind of unnecessary
influence. Rejecting their contributions to the inauguration fund is a key
step this administration can take to signal where their allegiances lie.
[ [link removed] ]Add your name: Tell Biden to reject corporate contributions for his
inauguration!
Thanks for taking action,
Robert and the team at Demand Progress
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Sources:
1. The American Prospect, "Why Is Biden Raising Millions in Corporate Cash
for a Virtual Inauguration?," [ [link removed] ]December 2, 2020.
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