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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has pulled no punches in an unprecedented move, candidly stating that the resistance to Elon Musk’s DOGE in Washington is driven by vested interests. According to Bessent, lobbyists in D.C. don’t want to lose the tax money that has been flowing into their pockets for years, and they’ll stop at nothing …
🤔 Seed oil lobbyist will be Chief of Staff at USDA. pic.twitter.com/WM3KsrXNya — Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) January 23, 2025 Here’s her employment history if anyone needs further information. Hard NO! pic.twitter.com/bsiKLbZudr — Keith Russell (@KeithRussell9) January 23, 2025 In his big inauguration day speech at Capitol One Arena, President Trump declared that we will “Make …
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has repeatedly claimed that she won’t accept funds from lobbyists. Campaign finance records, however, show she has received nearly 100 separate donations from registered lobbyists since taking office. Ocasio-Cortez’s account description on X states that the congresswoman is “people-funded” and “takes no lobbyist [cash],” using a money bag emoji in place …
South Carolina Representative Adam Morgan has blown the whistle on the troubling dynamics unfolding within Washington’s political landscape. Morgan has laid bare a series of concerning practices, shedding light on the influence of dark money entities, the blatant disregard for voters’ voices, and the prioritization of multi-billion international corporations and lobbyists over the American public. …