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Report: Facebook Donated to 46 of 55 Members on Committee that Will Question Zuckerberg
Breitbart ^
| 4/5/18
| Tony Lee
Posted on 04/06/2018 7:30:33 PM PDT by Revel
According to a USA Today analysis, members on this year’s House Energy and Commerce Committee have received roughly $381,000 in Facebook-related contributions since 2007 with the average Republican getting $6,800 and the average Democrat getting $6,750. The report was based on data from the Center for Responsive Politics.
Committee Chair Greg Walden (R-OR) reportedly received $27,000 while Ranking Member Frank Pallone (D-NY) got $7,000 in Facebook-related contributions. Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA), the Bay Area Democrat whose district is reportedly home to many Facebook executives and employees, got the most contributions, receiving $51,050 in the last decade.
Walden and Pallone announced on Wednesday that Zuckerberg will be testifying before Congress next week on “critical consumer data privacy issues.” ... A Roll Call report also found that two Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee have Facebook investments. Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-MA) reportedly has at least $80,000 invested in Facebook while Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR) has at least $15,000.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California; US: Massachusetts; US: New York; US: Oregon
KEYWORDS: annaeshoo; breitbart; breitbartnews; california; facebook; frankpallone; gregwalden; joekennedy; kurtschrader; markzuckerberg; massachusetts; newyork; oregon; tonylee; zuckerberg
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posted on
04/06/2018 7:30:34 PM PDT
by
Revel
To: Revel
It seems that everything in Government is a revolving door.
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posted on
04/06/2018 7:31:39 PM PDT
by
Revel
To: Revel
What is a “Facebook related “ donation? Is that directly from Facebook or through an app?
3
posted on
04/06/2018 7:34:24 PM PDT
by
raybbr
(That progressive bumper sticker on your car might just as well say, "Yes, I'm THAT stupid!")
To: Revel
Money talks and citizens walk.
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posted on
04/06/2018 7:54:15 PM PDT
by
urbanpovertylawcenter
(the law and poverty collide in an urban setting and sparks fly)
To: Revel
Exactly as I predicted (broken clock) Fluckerburg has both parties in his back pocket.
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posted on
04/06/2018 8:17:07 PM PDT
by
DAC21
To: Revel
How much you wanna bet that at least 46 of 55 find that Zuckerberg and Facebook did nothing wrong?
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posted on
04/06/2018 8:26:44 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: Revel
This government really sucks and just continues to breed misery and despair but it’s all we got.
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posted on
04/06/2018 8:27:59 PM PDT
by
shanover
(...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
To: Revel
What happened to bribery of a gobmint official is a felony...........?.............crickets.
8
posted on
04/06/2018 8:39:00 PM PDT
by
spokeshave2
(Formerly as spokeshave...now restarted after computer issues.)
To: Revel
Shareholders need to ask questions
9
posted on
04/06/2018 8:56:26 PM PDT
by
ptsal
( Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - M. Twain)
To: Revel
They’ll be rolling softballs.
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posted on
04/06/2018 9:55:26 PM PDT
by
ALASKA
(Watching a coup..........)
To: Revel
Will Rogers said that we had the best government that money could buy. True then, even truer now.
This will be more Kabuki theatre. Nothing will happen.
11
posted on
04/06/2018 10:12:54 PM PDT
by
The Antiyuppie
("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day")
To: Revel
I wouldn’t be surprised at all if the government is actually a very good customer of Facebook. It really is a tremendous source of information, and Facebook certainly knows how to analyze it.
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posted on
04/06/2018 10:16:50 PM PDT
by
The Antiyuppie
("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day")
To: Revel
do I really have to say it???
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posted on
04/06/2018 10:48:59 PM PDT
by
Chode
(You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
To: All
That’s why the really corrupt billionaires donate to BOTH sides of the UNIPARTY.
To: Revel
This article is about the carrots.
Now lets talk about the sticks.
"Congressmen X, I have audio from a cell-phone of you having gay sex with a staffer. I bet your constituents don't know anything about that since you run for office as a family man with your wife and kids by your side. Here are the questions you will be asking..."
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posted on
04/07/2018 2:40:44 AM PDT
by
cgbg
(Hidden behind the social justice warrior mask is corruption and sexual deviance.)
To: Chode
LOL! I’m shocked you didn’t say it. :-)
To: raybbr
That’s a good question. Sometimes company honchos and employees donate directly. Sometimes PACs are created so that the same folks can donate indirectly through the PAC. The amount given in this story is just for these particular Critters. Wonder if there’s more to them, and how much for Congress total?
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posted on
04/07/2018 4:13:01 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
To: ptsal
Most of Facebook’s shares are held by institutions, and the four largest individual shareholders are Zuckerberg and three of his buds. I don’t think Zuckerberg has to worry about a shareholder uprising any time soon.
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posted on
04/07/2018 4:15:01 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
To: SaveFerris
A little protection money.
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posted on
04/07/2018 4:19:29 AM PDT
by
corlorde
To: Revel
Our American oligarchs know how to pull the strings.
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posted on
04/07/2018 4:24:52 AM PDT
by
Ciexyz
(I have one issue and it's my economic well-being.)
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