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<h3>[http://www.exposedbycmd.org/2017/01/17/reform-groups-slam-trump-cos-threatening-federal-ethics-director/ Reform Groups Slam Trump COS for Threatening Federal Ethics Director]</h3>
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[[Image:Reince-Priebus-CPAC-2014-CCBYSA2.0-Gage-Skidmore-200px.jpg|200 px|left|frame|<center>Reince Priebus<br><small>Image:Gage Skidmore CC BY-SA 2.0</small></center>]]The Center for Media and Democracy joined a bipartisan list of democracy reform groups and ethics experts today in a letter calling out Donald Trump's incoming chief of staff, Reince Priebus, for threats he made against the director of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) on Sunday.
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Just days after OGE Director Walter Schaub called Trump's plan for handling his business empire conflicts "wholly inadequate," Priebus went on ABC's "This Week" to say, "The head of the government ethics ought to be careful because that person is becoming extremely political." Priebus then proceeded to make [https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/just-when-you-thought-the-trump-ethics-disaster-couldnt-get-worse-it-did/2017/01/16/001db550-dc04-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html?utm_term=.5755af7d3efe factually incorrect accusations] against Schaub for being political and attacked his competence.
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The implications were clear: Speak up for the clean government and the rule of law at your own risk. Read the rest of this item [http://www.exposedbycmd.org/2017/01/17/reform-groups-slam-trump-cos-threatening-federal-ethics-director/ here].
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<h3>[http://www.exposedbycmd.org/2017/01/11/pruitt-helped-block-garland-confirmation-supreme-court-fundraised-special-interests-benefited/ Pruitt Helped Block Garland Confirmation to Supreme Court, then Fundraised from Polluters that Benefited]<h3>
<h3>[http://www.exposedbycmd.org/2017/01/11/pruitt-helped-block-garland-confirmation-supreme-court-fundraised-special-interests-benefited/ Pruitt Helped Block Garland Confirmation to Supreme Court, then Fundraised from Polluters that Benefited]<h3>
[[Image:Scott-Pruitt-CCBYSA2.0-Gage-Skidmore-200px.jpg|left|frame|<center>Scott Pruitt<br><small>Image: Gage Skidmore CC BY SA 2.0</small></center>]]Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, President-elect Trump's choice to be the new head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), coordinated an effort by Republican state attorneys general to oppose the confirmation of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court.
[[Image:Scott-Pruitt-CCBYSA2.0-Gage-Skidmore-200px.jpg|left|frame|<center>Scott Pruitt<br><small>Image: Gage Skidmore CC BY SA 2.0</small></center>]]Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, President-elect Trump's choice to be the new head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), coordinated an effort by Republican state attorneys general to oppose the confirmation of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court.
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The trial is also a test of the state's super-preemption law – laws created to intimidate local, and often more progressive, lawmakers from passing and enforcing ordinances that reflect the values and needs of their communities. Read the rest of this item [http://www.exposedbycmd.org/2017/01/10/tallahassee-mayor-defends-local-democracy-gun-lobby/ here].
The trial is also a test of the state's super-preemption law – laws created to intimidate local, and often more progressive, lawmakers from passing and enforcing ordinances that reflect the values and needs of their communities. Read the rest of this item [http://www.exposedbycmd.org/2017/01/10/tallahassee-mayor-defends-local-democracy-gun-lobby/ here].
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<h3>[http://www.exposedbycmd.org/2017/01/
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kentucky
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Koch Astroturf Army Cheers Union Busting in Kentucky
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<h3>[http://www.exposedbycmd.org/2017/01/
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letter
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Exxon Illegally Funded ALEC Under Tillerson’s Tenure, CMD Tells Committee
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On
the
first day that
the
Kentucky legislature got underway with a newly elected Republican House, a Republican
Senate
and a Republican governor, the Koch brothers
'
[[Americans for Prosperity]] group blew
the
whistle and legislators jumped
to
do their bidding
.
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[[Image:
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'''Written Statement of Lisa Graves on Behalf of
the
Center for Media and Democracy Submitted to
the
U.S.
Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations'''
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'
'
Hearing on
the
Nomination of Rex Tillerson
to
Be U
.
S. Secretary of State.''
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Dear Chairman Corker, Ranking Member Cardin and Members of the Committee:
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This week,
the
Speaker
of
the House Jeff Hoover rammed through the legislature three bills
to
break
the
back of unions and lower wages for highly-skilled construction workers
.
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The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) would like to bring your attention a matter of serious concern regarding
the
nomination
of
ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson
to
be U.S. Secretary of State. We would also respectfully request that this letter be included in
the
hearing record on his nomination, which we oppose
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It was bare-knuckled partisan politics. "We can pretty much do whatever we want now!" crowed GOP Kentucky Rep. Jim DeCesare [https://www.propublica
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org/article/conservatives-plot-their-course-on-the-rising-sea-
of
-red-
in-
state-capitals behind closed doors]
. Read the rest of this item [http://www.exposedbycmd.org/2017/01/
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koch
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astroturf
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army
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cheers
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union
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busting
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kentucky
/ here].
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For more than a decade under Mr
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Tillerson’s tenure, Exxon has poured millions
of
dollars into nonprofit organizations in order to undermine public confidence
in
climate science and promote its anti
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regulatory agenda
. Read the rest of this item [http://www.exposedbycmd.org/2017/01/
11
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letter-to-senate-committee-on
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rex
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tillersons
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exxon
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funding
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for
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alec
/ here].
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<h3>[http://www.exposedbycmd.org/
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12
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election-losses-dont-stop
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corporate
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efforts
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block
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voter
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approved-minimum-wage-hikes
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Election Losses Don’t Stop Corporate Efforts
to
Block Voter-Approved Minimum Wage Hikes
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<h3>[http://www.exposedbycmd.org/
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cmd
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confirming
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sessions
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attorney
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general
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CMD Opposes Confirming Sessions
to
Be Attorney General
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Voters spoke very clearly
on
November 8 when they elected
to
raise
the
minimum wage in Arizona and Maine, along with Colorado and Washington State
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[[Image:
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'''Written Statement of Lisa Graves
on
Behalf of the Center for Media and Democracy Submitted
to the
U.S
.
Senate Committee on the Judiciary'''
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''Hearing on the Nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions to Be Attorney General of the United States''
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But those wins
,
the democratic process
, and
the express will of the people are being defied and denied in Arizona and Maine, where corporate lobbyists and their legislative allies are working to block, delay, even rewrite the laws approved on Election Day.
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Chairman Grassley
,
Ranking Member Leahy
, and
Members
of the
Committee
:
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These efforts to flout voter-approved laws are part
of
ongoing conservative and corporate-backed strategies to keep wages low. Read
the
rest of this item [http
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//www.exposedbycmd.org/2016/12/23/election-losses-dont-stop-corporate-efforts-block-voter-approved-minimum-wage-hikes/ here].
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<h3>[http://www.exposedbycmd.org/2016/12/23/trump-urged-put-nation-family-profits/ Trump Urged to Put Nation Before Family Profits]</h3>
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[[Image:CMD-licensed-image-Trump-property-200px.jpg|200 px|left]]With just four weeks left until inauguration, President Elect Donald Trump has yet to deliver on his promise to tell the American people how he is going to handle his corporate empire in order to avoid crippling conflicts of interest.
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With investments and developments
in
at least 20 countries around the globe, not
to
mention
the
United States and Washington, DC, Trump brings an unprecedented array
of
conflicts
to the
White House, along with an equally unprecedented risk
of
bribery, foreign influence, and corruption
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I respectfully submit this statement for the record
in
opposition
to the
confirmation
of
Senator Jeff Sessions
to
be
the
84th Attorney General
of
the United States
.
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Trump told the world he would reveal his solution to resolving conflicts between his corporate interests and the national interest on December 15
,
but then abruptly canceled his scheduled press conference and postponed his announcement until January
. Read the rest of this item [http://www.exposedbycmd.org/
2016
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12
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trump
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urged
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put
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nation
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family
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profits
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Confirmation is a privilege
,
not a right–even for a sitting United States Senator
. Read the rest of this item [http://www.exposedbycmd.org/
2017
/
01
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10
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cmd
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opposes
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confirming
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sessions
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attorney
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general
/ here].
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