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Donors to GOP: No cash until action on health care, taxes


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2017 Jun 27, 2:58am   1,604 views  2 comments

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — At least one influential donor has informed congressional Republicans that the "Dallas piggy bank" is closed until he sees major action on health care and taxes.

Texas-based donor Doug Deason has already refused to host a fundraiser for two members of Congress and informed House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., his checkbook is closed as well.

"Get Obamacare repealed and replaced, get tax reform passed," Deason said in a pointed message to GOP leaders. "You control the Senate. You control the House. You have the presidency. There's no reason you can't get this done. Get it done and we'll open it back up."

Indeed, there was a sense of frustration and urgency inside the private receptions and closed-door briefings at the Koch brothers' donor retreat this weekend in Colorado Springs, where the billionaire conservatives and their chief lieutenants warned of a rapidly shrinking window to push their agenda through Congress and get legislation to President Donald Trump to sign into law.

No agenda items mattered more to the conservative Koch network than the GOP's promise to overhaul the nation's tax code and repeal and replace President Barack Obama's health care law. At the moment, however, both are bogged down by GOP infighting that jeopardizes their fate.

While some donors threatened to withhold campaign cash, Koch's team outlined a broader strategy to help shape the debate.

Already, Americans For Prosperity claims a paid staff of more than 400 full-time activists in 36 states. Koch officials said that the network's midterm budget for policy and politics is between $300 million and $400 million.

The group is actively lobbying Senate Republicans to change their current health care proposal, which it views as insufficiently conservative.

"We are not committed to the Senate bill in its current form, but there is still time to make changes and we're actively working to improve it," Phillips said.

At the same time, Koch's allies are aggressively pushing forward on taxes.

More: https://www.yahoo.com/news/koch-urgency-conservative-network-fears-closing-window-075811642--election.html

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1   HEY YOU   2017 Jun 27, 8:55am  

Money in politics? NO WAY!
Trump will cancel Citizens United.

Anyone know a good vigilante group to join?

2   🎂 Tenpoundbass   2017 Jun 27, 4:35pm  

The Koch suckers are just Soro's backdoor.

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