UPDATE: @Google says its PAC will "it will not be making any contributions this cycle to any member of Congress who voted against certification of the election results" https://popular.info/p/three-major-corporations-say-they
2. This is significant because @Google, like dozens of other companies, announced a pause of all political giving while it conducted a review.
Google's move makes it harder for other companies not to act https://popular.info/p/three-major-corporations-say-they
Google's move makes it harder for other companies not to act https://popular.info/p/three-major-corporations-say-they
3. We will continue monitoring all these companies.
The ones that have made pledges.
The ones that are still reviewing the pledges.
The ones that haven't said anything.
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The ones that have made pledges.
The ones that are still reviewing the pledges.
The ones that haven't said anything.
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4. @Google says the suspension will apply to "this cycle" but we will continue monitoring the state of these pledges in 2023 and beyond.
5. If you think Republicans implicated by these pledges aren't concerned, @HawleyMO has demanded an ethics investigation of several of his colleagues into whether they've encouraged corporations to stop donating to him and other Republicans
6. I do not believe these Senators did contact corporate lobbyists about cutting off donations but, if they did, its unclear why that would be unethical.