…Association. The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) expressed its own support for Pruitt, who is a former ALEC member, stressing that he would “work constructively with industry” as well as…
Scott Pruitt
Seema Verma: Trump’s Pick for Medicaid and Medicare Cashes In on “Reform”
…Governor Mitch Daniels and current Governor and VP-elect Mike Pence, both conservative Republicans with ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council. ALEC has long opposed any expansion of Medicaid and…
Exxon Illegally Funded ALEC Under Tillerson’s Tenure, CMD Tells Committee
…in order to undermine public confidence in climate science and promote its anti-regulatory agenda. In the case of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), we believe that course of action…
Pruitt Helped Block Garland Confirmation to Supreme Court, then Fundraised from Polluters that Benefited
…has raised almost $4 million from fossil fuel industry connected entities since 2014, including ExxonMobil, Peabody Energy and the American Petroleum Institute. The Center for Media and Democracy has previously…
Former Chief Nominations Counsel Opposes Sessions for Attorney General
…have the fairness or independence necessary to be an Attorney General who will protect the rights of all Americans. As the former Chief Counsel for Nominations for Senator Patrick Leahy,…
Koch Astroturf Army Cheers Union Busting in Kentucky
…Julia Crigler, the State Director for Americans for Prosperity-Kentucky and a legislator with ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council, House Speaker Pro Tempore David Osborne (R-59), spoke for the…
RAGA Fossil Fuel Funders 2014-2016
…For Clean Coal Electricity $50,250 $223,000 $115,000 American Electric Power Service Corporation $15,000 $25,000 American Fuel And Petrochemical Manufactuers $60,370 $50,900 $135,450 American Gas Association $15,350 $16,500 $15,350 American Natural…
ALEC Pay to Play on Display in Washington, DC
I first attended an American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) winter policy meeting in 2014. There I learned that many so-called “model bills” in the ALEC library had become law in…
Election Losses Don’t Stop Corporate Efforts to Block Voter-Approved Minimum Wage Hikes
…Governor’s action’s are part of a power struggle going on all over America, pitting corporate lobbyists, their legislative allies, and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), against popular efforts to…
Trump Urged to Put Nation Before Family Profits
With just four weeks left until inauguration, President Elect Donald Trump has yet to deliver on his promise to tell the American people how he is going to handle his…
