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1. BREAKING
3 major corporations say they'll stop donating to members of Congress who tried to overturn the election
BlueCross BlueShield (@BCBSAssociation)
Marriott (@MarriottIntl)
@CommerceBank
Follow along for more on these 3 plus 141 other corpshttps://popular.info/p/three-major-corporations-say-they …
2. In the last 3 cycles, the BlueCross BlueShield PAC has donated 959K to GOP candidates and 359K to Dem candidates. Now, BCBS's CEO says it will "suspend contributions to those lawmakers who voted to undermine our democracy" https://popular.info/p/three-major-corporations-say-they …pic.twitter.com/PCx5NVNlrD
3. @CommerceBank's PAC favors Republicans over Democrats by a 6 to 1 margin. The bank now says it has "suspended all support for officials who have impeded the peaceful transfer of power"
@MarriottIntl released a similar statement to Popular Information.
https://popular.info/p/three-major-corporations-say-they …pic.twitter.com/zvEJyl3yKg
4. @tesszeeks and I contacted 144 corporations that donated this cycle to Senators who objected to the Electoral College vote
We asked if their support would continue
We got a lot of other responses + a lot of corporations who, so far, are ignoring us.https://popular.info/p/three-major-corporations-say-they …
5. More details coming in this thread. But if you value this kind of work, please subscribe to our newsletter, Popular Information. It's free to sign up. The newsletter, not this Twitter account, is what makes this work possible.http://popular.info/subscribe
6. Four other companies said the events of last Wednesday -- and the Republicans who enabled it with their votes -- would factor into their future decisions about political giving.
@BankofAmerica
@Ford
Berkshire Hathaway Energy (@BHEnergyCo)
@ATT
https://popular.info/p/three-major-corporations-say-they …pic.twitter.com/4h2AZV9D6r
7. These four companies seem to be hinting that they won't support the 147 members of Congress who objected to the Electoral College vote but are clearly keeping their options openhttps://popular.info/p/three-major-corporations-say-they …
8. Five companies told Popular Information they are "reviewing" their PAC giving in light of Wednesday's events.
@CVSHealth
@exxonmobil
@FedEx
@Amgen
@Targethttps://popular.info/p/three-major-corporations-say-they …
9. Three companies responded to Popular Information inquiry but declined to comment.
@3M
@HoganLovells
@NewYorkLifehttps://popular.info/p/three-major-corporations-say-they …
10. 128 companies did not respond to our request for comment. This group includes many of the LARGEST contributors to the Senators objecting to the Electoral College vote:
@comcast
@ups
@Boeing
@AltriaNews
@LockheedMartin
@TMobile
https://popular.info/p/three-major-corporations-say-they …pic.twitter.com/6iKHyJ1ylG
11. We will hopefully hear from more of these companies in the days to come. If your company missed our email and you have a response, we will update this article: DMs open, email in bio.https://popular.info/p/three-major-corporations-say-they …
12. If readers hear anything from the companies that didn't respond (or provided a vague answer) please also get in touch! Sign up for the newsletter for updates.http://popular.info/subscribe
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