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August 26, 2021
This week in money-in-politics
 
Defense contractors spent big in Afghanistan before the U.S. left and the Taliban took control
 
 

Major defense companies spent tens of millions lobbying on defense issues in the months leading up to the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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Telecom and telephone utility companies spend big as infrastructure deal clears latest legislative hurdle


Telecommunications and telephone utilities companies spent $66 million in lobbying ahead of the Senate passing the bipartisan infrastructure deal.

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Fundraising and ad money is helping shape the Democratic Party’s fight over infrastructure



Nine Democrats are threatening to hold up House Democrats’ plan to pass the $3.5 trillion budget resolution before the bipartisan infrastructure plan.

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Warnock builds war chest ahead of Senate race in face
of new voting restrictions



Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) ran on voting rights in 2020. Now, he’ll face a reelection campaign in 2022 with voting restrictions in Georgia.


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Pfizer’s full FDA approval could lead to even greater profits



Pfizer reported a blockbuster year in lobbying and revenue ahead of the Food
and Drug Administration’s full approval announcement.

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Herschel Walker builds a campaign team with deep financial ties to Marjorie Taylor Greene, Donald Trump

Herschel Walker's 2022 Senate campaign team is filled with members with close ties to former President Donald Trump.

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Campaign Finance: Shining a Light on Political Power

Recently, Pete Quist, the Deputy Research Director at OpenSecrets, spoke with the Center for Election Science on how political spending influences elections and politics and approaches to regulating political spending. Watch the full talk here.
 
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OpenSecrets in the News

See our media citations from outlets around the nation this week:  

Why Long-Shot Candidates Are Raising More Money Than Ever (FiveThirtyEight)
 “It’s so unpredictable, right?” said Sheila Krumholz, executive director of OpenSecrets, which monitors campaign finance data. “That's how it is in all walks of life now. Some kids and elderly persons and just somebody you would never have heard from otherwise has a TikTok video. Maybe they didn't even post it themselves, but suddenly it's just everywhere. The point is, we see this in politics, too.”

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s daughter-in-law is top lobbyist at pharma firm that has sought to influence NY lawmakers (CNBC)
The total spending on lobbying in the United States skyrocketed from $1.56 billion in 2000 to $3.53 billion last year, according to Senate Office of Public Records data compiled by non-profit OpenSecrets.org.

Patagonia boycotts popular Wyoming ski resort after owner hosted fundraiser with MTG (Salon)
Jay Kemmerer, the resort's co-owner, is a prolific conservative donor who has in recent cycles given to Republican candidates like Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., Sen. Mitch McConnell and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, among others, according to campaign finance data compiled by the nonprofit OpenSecrets.org.
 
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