Enersystems, Joe Manchin’s family coal company, has contracts with the only power plant in West Virginia that burns coal from reclaimed mine projects.
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The DCCC’s Top Bundler Is an Oil Lobbyist
Zachary Pfister goes to bat for the American Petroleum Institute, the industry’s most powerful lobbying group.
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Pharma Companies Spend Billions More on Stock Buybacks Than Developing Drugs
House Oversight Committee report combats industry claims that lower drug prices would stifle innovation.
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Manchin Profits From Coal Sales to Utility Lobbying Group Members
Here’s what we found about the Manchin family coal brokerage and its business with members of the powerful Edison Electric Institute.
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Fossil Fuel–Funded Think Tank Takes Tonko to Coal Country
Congressional exchanges that overlook the climate crisis
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Clyburn’s Corporate Foundation
How to earn goodwill with one of the most powerful members of Congress
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Lockheed-Backed Reps Lobby Against F-35 Spending Cuts
Major defense contractors contributed to House members who continue to oppose cuts to the massively expensive weapons program.
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How Michael Bloomberg’s Former Campaign Manager Became Andrew Yang’s Favorite Fixer
The similarities between the two campaigns don’t stop there.
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Companies Signing Voting Rights Statement Are Members of Anti–H.R. 1 Lobbying Group
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce warned U.S. senators against voting for the Democrats’ election reform bill.
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‘Problem Solvers’ Threaten Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Over Rich-Donor Tax Break
After raising millions from corporate executives through joint fundraising committees, Problem Solvers Caucus members are threatening to block Biden’s infrastructure package unless a tax cut for the rich gets added.
