Posted on 04/18/2018 12:03:35 PM PDT by blam
Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN) is pushing to end Citibank’s federal contract after the finance giant adopted new gun policies that do not respect the Second Amendment. Citibank currently enjoys a $700 billion contract with the General Services Administration (GSA), and Rokita is seeking to have that contract terminated.
Rokita sent a letter to GSA administrator Emily W. Murphy, in which he pointed to Citibank’s new policy mandating that financial customers in the firearms sector refuse to sell “high capacity” magazines and bump stocks, and also refuse to sell long guns to any one under 21, although federal law allows sales to customers age 18 and up.
Citibank’s policy also requires customers in the firearms industry to go beyond federal requirements on background checks and refuse sales to anyone whose background check goes three days without conclusively proving the would-be buyer is barred from firearm possession.
Rokita described these policies as “a flagrant attempt to undermine our fundamental rights by caving to radicals not endorsed by our federal government.” He told Administrator Murphy, “Our federal government should instead do business with companies that respect all of our constitutional rights, including the Second Amendment.”
He called on GSA to “take all necessary steps to review and terminate its contract with Citibank,” unless the finance giant reverses policy.
During an April 14 interview on Breitbart News Saturday, Rep. Rokita emphasized that Citibank has proven to be “a huge critic of the NRA and the Second Amendment itself.” He praised the 15 co-signatories who joined him in calling for Citibank’s federal contract to be terminated.
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The stockholders will demand they change their tune for $700 billion.
Rokita has a way of making me like him one day, and then says something stupid the next day to make everyone shake their heads.
Me? I’m voting for Mike Braun in the Primary.
Racial redlining is illegal.
Political redlining oughta be.
If you REALLY want to freak Citi out, yank their FDIC backing.
Political discrimination and constitutional rights discrimination should be on the list with Ethnic, religious and sexual discrimination.
Yes, this should be mandatory criteria for government contracts and standard for all businesses.
Rokita is a hero. A legit conservative in a Congress full of pretenders.
So you plan on voting for someone who voted for Obama?
Where did you hear that?
Not doubting you, I’m aware of the Indy Star claiming he voted in Democrat Primaries in the past.
I’d just not heard him say who he voted for in the Presidential elections.
I’m open to all information I can get.
But I’ve also seen what McConnell and the Chamber of Commerce will do to get one of their toadies elected.
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