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Friday, May 25th, 2018

The Koch Network Is Going After One Of Trump’s Favorite Congressmen

Author:     Kevin Robillard
Source:     The Huffington Post
Publication Date:     05/23/2018 08:54 pm ET
 Link: The Koch Network Is Going After One Of Trump’s Favorite Congressmen
Stephan:   This is what the Citizens United Supreme Court decision has permitted, and this is what Neo-feudalism looks like. The economic lords are attempting to manipulate American democracy with their money to achieve the government they want. It smacks of the power struggle between the barons and the king during the reign of James II. We are getting very medieval in the United States.

Credit:radio.foxnews.com

A Koch brothers-backed nonprofit is targeting one of President Donald Trump’s favorite members of Congress as part of a new ad buy slamming House members who supported a $1.3 trillion spending package earlier this year.

The six-figure effort from Americans for Prosperity is set to begin over Memorial Day weekend and includes direct mail, digital, radio and print ads aimed at 10 Republicans and seven Democrats.

Among the GOP members is Pennsylvania’s Rep. Lou Barletta, the Republican nominee challenging incumbent Democratic Sen. Bob Casey in November. Barletta became famous for leading a crackdown on illegal immigration while mayor of Hazleton more than a decade ago and was personally encouraged by Trump to run for the Senate.

“It’s time to take a hard look at what lawmakers say and what they actually do […]

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1 Comment

  1. will on Saturday, May 26, 2018 at 4:59 am

    The best government money can buy. I also read the new secretary of state was nicknamed the congressman from koch. The whole mess is going to reach a point of collapse taking many of us down the drain while the scum at the top fly away to their guarded redoubts.