Senators worry Koch brothers have too much influence in Trump administration

[turbinetree]

WASHINGTON
A group of Democratic senators is asking the administration to explain its ties to Charles and David Koch after the conservative, wealthy brothers bragged to donors that they were responsible for some of President Donald Trump’s policies his first year in office.

The senators sent a letter asking for information this week following the distribution of a report to the Seminar Network, a group of donors that fund Koch brothers political and policy efforts, that takes credit for more than a dozen new policies, including replacing the Clean Power Plan, which cut greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, revoking monument designations, streamlining permits for infrastructure projects, repealing limits on short-term health insurance plans; and implementing tax cuts.

“Americans have a right to know if special interests are unduly influencing public policy decisions that have profound implications for public health, the environment, and the economy,” the senators write in their letters obtained by McClatchy.

The letters launch a larger effort by Democratic lawmakers to reveal the extent of the Koch brothers’ influence in the Trump administration.

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article209373184.html


These two fascist plus others are a danger to this country and the Constitution

[dameatball]

1. How many decades did it btake to figure this one out?

[riversedge]

2. "The letters launch a larger effort" This is great, but I do not expect any truthful response from

the WH. or the Trump Admin!!


...The letters launch a larger effort by Democratic lawmakers to reveal the extent of the Koch brothers’ influence in the Trump administration.

[bronxiteforever]

3. Kick and recommend for visibility

The Koch family seeks the destruction of any social net. Pruitt is their ideal government leader, self entitled and arrogant without accountability to the public. I despise the Koch brothers.

[Frustratedlady]

4. Those questions should have been asked a lot earlier.

Sounds like some of those "horses" have left the barn and the bills have been passed. They should be keeping a close eye on the Kochs and their ilk from the get-go. If Koch-backed groups are writing the legislation, which we know happens, then questions should be asked and this practice publicized. I don't think people who don't keep up with these clowns and their backroom actions have a clue that much of the legislation is no longer written by the House/Senate.

Maybe congresscritters should join DU.

[democratisphere]

5. THE WEALTHIEST have way too much influence in the drumpf administration

AND our entire rotten so-called representative government.

[LisaM]

6. NOW they worry?

Bitch, please. Heck, I even worry that they have too much influence at my grocery store!

[Angry Dragon]

7. good luck with that

[bitterross]

8. Which ones? The ones owned by the Mercers instead?

It's not like this just happened.

I'd love to see a cat fight between the Mercer team and the Koch team. Might be fun.