Posted on 05/13/2022 3:23:54 AM PDT by DFG
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s extensive ties to Big Tech firms have raised the specter that the powerful Democrat has put the brakes on much-sought antitrust legislation being pushed by his own party.
More than 80 former paid staffers of the longtime New York lawmaker have leveraged their time with Schumer to secure prestigious jobs, working directly with companies including Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple, according to data compiled for The Post.
The information was collected from publicly available filings of congressional staffers on LegiStorm — an online repository of data about congressional staffers and their compensation.
The analysis reviewed approximately 600 former paid Schumer staffers over the last 20 years and cross-referenced their employment history with other publicly available information – including lobbying registration, LinkedIn profiles and company websites – to determine their Big Tech ties.
The data comes as the Senate Judiciary Committee voted in January to move The U.S. Internet Innovation and Choice Act and the Open Marketplace Apps Act forward — but await Schumer’s green light for a full Senate vote.
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Revolving door.
No surprise where the drive for the increased censorship across the net-media come from either.
This completley details the failure of our politicians!.....
“SCREW AMERICA!”
Awe shucks
Surprise! The revolving door really exists and is directly supported by democrat taliban party voters.
Fart Checkers?
How many former staffers does Chuck have?!?
The DC Swamp Cancer continues to grow and spread.
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