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Roger Wicker's "RESPONSIBILITY AND FREEDOM WORK PAC" donates $5000 to Ted Cruz on September 24, and Google replenishes their coffers with the same amount four days later.pic.twitter.com/s5ip6nMoSm
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"In a December 2, 2016 Fox News op-ed, McCaul declared his intention to support legislation, in line with president-elect Donald Trump's proposals, to build a wall along the Mexico–United States border." Also the top consumer of household water in Austin in 2017!pic.twitter.com/m0OAEmDPUS
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Buddy Carter is a co-sponsor of H.R. 586, the Sanctity of Human Life Act, which would ban abortion. It contains no exceptions for the life or health of the mother or for cases of rape or incest. Google gave him $2000 last month.pic.twitter.com/AOCTTxhDmz
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People have asked what they can do about these awful donations. You can help de-fund the PACs! The donor lists are public record; reach out to colleagues and make sure they understand where their money is going. Here's Google's list of donors, for example: http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/422/201810199125655422/201810199125655422.pdf …
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Many tech workers are talked into making PAC donations as a payroll deduction, not understanding that the money will go to fringe right-wing politicians
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Here's Google on September 18 making a donation to Mia Love, the far-right Republican incumbent in Utah's fourth district, against all odds one of the closest House races in the country.pic.twitter.com/84IKX5Heh0
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Here's Google giving $2000 to Liz Cheney on September 18.
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Here's Google giving to Karen Handel, who wants to eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood and wants to prohibit gay couples from adopting. And below that is a donation to Bruce Poliquin, running against the Great Slate's
@golden4congress in one of the closest races in Americapic.twitter.com/ysBvyXKbhI
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Here's Google giving $2500 to Mike Hunter in the Oklahoma Attorney General's race. In other words, here's Google bankrolling an agenda of aggressive voter suppression.pic.twitter.com/mXeCTT2VgZ
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Here's Google giving $4000 to Republican incumbent David Valadao in one of the most hotly contested House races in California.pic.twitter.com/YV8vVeFVak
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(This is all just from last month's filing. You can find the full list here, along with a list of all employees who contributed. If you work at Google, reach out and make sure your colleagues understand how their PAC contributions are being spent.) http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/422/201810199125655422/201810199125655422.pdf …
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Google PAC can also make donations this month (October) that won't be reported until November 20. Useful for candidates who might not want to be called out on getting Google money...
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"I fall into the second group of people who believe, as do many very credible scientists, that the earth is currently in a natural warming cycle rather than a man-made climate change." — Alabama congressman Robert Aderholt. Google gave him $5000 last month.pic.twitter.com/CkrMcCD3YV
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Former teacher Linda Coleman is running in one of the most closely contested House races in the country, in North Carolina's second district. Google gave $2500 to her Republican opponent last month.pic.twitter.com/OtRQTX9pVb
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Rob Woodall co-sponsored the Sanctity of Human Life Act (mentioned upthread) which would ban all abortion without exceptions, even if the pregnancy endangers the health or life of the mother. Google gave him $2000 last month.pic.twitter.com/dsKN4oMMWH
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In March 2017, Claudia Tenney voted to reverse the FCC privacy rule that blocked ISPs from selling customer browsing history without customers' permission, a move Google lobbied for aggressively. Last month they rewarded her with a $2000 donation.pic.twitter.com/OLCsejAxsQ
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