Subject:
The Conventions: Brought to you by Corporate America
Date:
Sat, 29 Jul 2000 01:49:38 -0500 (CDT)
From:
Institute for Public Accuracy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Interviews Available Friday, July 28, 2000
THE CONVENTIONS:
BROUGHT TO YOU BY CORPORATE AMERICA
The Republican Party convention has a price tag of more than $50 million.
The Democratic Party plans to spend about $35 million on its convention.
Federal funds will cover $13.3 million for each of those two conventions.
Large corporations will cover the rest, many with major issues pending
before the government.
Among the GOP's top donors: Motorola, Verizon Communications (formerly Bell
Atlantic) and Comcast Corp ($1 million each), Philip Morris ($250,000),
Enron ($250,000) and Blue Cross/Blue Shield ($100,000). Among the
Democrats' top donors: SBC Communications ($1 million), United Parcel
Service ($1 million) and Boeing ($100,000). Some companies have contributed
to both parties, as the Center for Responsive Politics documents:
American International Group: $500,000 to the GOP Conv.; $2 million to the
Dem. Conv.: Has lobbied successfully for federal deregulation of the
nation's financial services industry and China PNTR.
AT&T: $1 million to the GOP Conv.; $1 million to the Dem. Conv.: Pending
merger with MediaOne; is trying to prevent the government from ensuring
that other Internet providers can have open access over its cable lines.
General Motors: $1 million to the GOP Conv.; $1 million to the Dem. Conv.:
Trying to prevent fuel economy standards on SUVs.
Microsoft Corp: $1 million to the GOP Conv.; $1 million to the Dem. Conv.:
Microsoft is appealing the antitrust ruling that the company be split in two.
Global Crossing: $250,000 to the GOP Conv.; $250,000 to the Dem. Conv.:
Pressing for federal approval of construction of a telecom cable underneath
the Pacific Ocean.
Hewlett-Packard: $250,000 to the GOP Conv.; $250,000 to the Dem. Conv.:
PNTR with China, privacy standards, expansion of immigration visas for
foreign workers.
American Water Works Co: $100,000 to the GOP Conv.; $100,000 to the Dem.
Conv.: Trying to delay implementation of the 1996 Safe Drinking Water Act.
Lockheed Martin: $100,000 to the GOP Conv.; $100,000 to the Dem. Conv.:
Wants anti-ballistic missile system.
US Airways has contributed $500,000 to the GOP convention, at a time when
it is lobbying for support of its merger with United Airlines, which is a
$500,000 contributor to the Democratic convention.
The following analysts are available for interviews:
HOLLY BAILEY, [EMAIL PROTECTED],
http://www.opensecrets.org/alerts/v5/alertv5_51.htm
Bailey is a researcher with the Center for Responsive Politics.
MATT KELLER, [EMAIL PROTECTED],
http://www.commoncause.org/campaign2000/index.html
Keller is deputy legislative director for Common Cause.
For more information, contact at the Institute for Public Accuracy:
Sam Husseini, (202) 347-0020 or (202) 332-5055; David Zupan, (541) 484-9167
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