Biden Wants To Take On The Fossil-Fuel Industry. Dozens Of His Officials Are Invested In It
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President Joe Biden speaks during a climate change virtual summit from the East Room of the White House on April 22, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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Climate envoy John Kerry, policy advisor Susan Rice and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen all arrived in Washington with oil-and-gas interests in their portfolios.
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On the campaign trail, Joe Biden tried to distance himself from oil, gas and coal companies, pledging not to accept money from fossil-fuel firms. Dozens of those now serving in his administration, however, were less rigid about separating themselves from energy giants. In fact, at least 74 Biden Administration officials and nominees disclosed interests in the fossil-fuel sector, according to a review of federal disclosures by
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Fundraising for the 2022 midterm election and the 2024 presidential election are already in full swing. The Democratic National Committee bragged that in the first 100 days of the Biden administration, it raised $15.4 million. Meanwhile the Republican National Committee said it raised $44.4 million. This is all while some corporate donors put their political donations on hold in light of the January 6 insurrection at the capitol. This will make fundraisers all the more eager to go after individual donors.
There are two things that political donors should be vary of: “scam PACs” and PACs that scam through pre-checked boxes on donation webpages.
Latasha Holloway was motivated to stand up to the city after she said she discovered her son, who has special needs, was being locked in a secluded room during the school day.
The RNC s public descriptions of other recent financial transactions have also faced scrutiny.
In July 2020, amid some conservatives resistance to wearing COVID-19 face masks, the RNC reported spending $14,000 on building maintenance. Insider later revealed that the expenditures had nothing to do with maintaining buildings they instead funded face-mask purchases.
In February 2020, ProPublica reported that the RNC obscured the true financial compensation of the RNC s chief of staff, Richard Walters, paying him a six-figure sum through a secretive shell company, Red Wave Strategies, that he established for himself.
Separately, the RNC in January reported receiving a refund for a $267.88 charge at the clothing retailer Tuckernuck and a $147.43 refund for a purchase at Nordstrom.