The insidious corporate takeover of the U.S. Congress is gaining momentum and going global. A new report reveals that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is soliciting foreign donations to bolster its political operations, which include a $75 million budget for attack ads to elect its proxies to Congress. That’s probably the biggest political budget of any single “nonpartisan” organization this year – and all the funding is secret, because the Chamber shields itself behind the veneer of a nonprofit trade association. The Center for American Progress issued the report about the foreign money and is calling for a federal investigation. Expect more on this story in the coming days. We truly are moving to a new level of political intervention by a handful of billionaires and corporate wheeler-dealers who sense their investment will pay off big in November.
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Thank you for bringing this to our attention ! Please keep us informed and let us know what we can do to prevent this injustice. I feel my hands are tied after the Supreme Court made such a terrible decsion. What are we to do? Joan Mathis
There is no evidence that the Chamber of Commerce is doing this. You should be more careful when you post unfounded allegations from liberal blogs. We do know that the AFL-CIO and the Sierra club have foreign affiliates that raise money for political causes. Does that fact bother you or are you only pointing fingers at conservative groups?
I understand that President Obama received large campaign contributions from foreign sources including from Hamas, a terrorist organization. This does cause me a lot of concern where foreign governments have the opportunity to influence our elections. In addition, I recall President Clinton and VP Gore also benefitted from contributions from Red China and India. I believe there is a connection between those contributions and the fact that many American jobs have been outsourced to those countries.