Should ‘Government Motors’ Be Making Campaign Contributions?
General Motors has given more than $90,000 to political campaigns this year, according to data released by the Federal Assistance Commission last week. – NRO’s The Corner
General Motors Contributions to Federal Candidates 2010
From the Center for Responsive Politics
Recipient | Total |
---|---|
Camp, Dave (R-MI) | $5,000 |
Cantor, Eric (R-VA) | $2,000 |
Dingell, John D (D-MI) | $5,000 |
Kilpatrick, Carolyn Cheeks (D-MI) | $1,000 |
Peters, Gary (D-MI) | $2,000 |
Recipient | Total |
---|---|
Blunt, Roy (R-MO) | $5,000 |
Brown, Sherrod (D-OH) | $2,000 |
Coats, Daniel R (R-IN) | $5,000 |
Klobuchar, Amy (D-MN) | $1,000 |
Portman, Rob (R-OH) | $5,000 |
Schumer, Charles E (D-NY) | $5,000 |
Stabenow, Debbie (D-MI) | $5,000 |
Wyden, Ron (D-OR) | $1,000 |
Based on data released by the FEC on September 13, 2010.
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Government-controlled companies should not have PACs – Washington Examiner
‘General Motors is controlled by the federal government, plus the governments of Canada and Ontario own minority shares. So the question becomes should such a corporation be allowed to operate a PAC and contribute to partisan candidates for federal office?’
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