PhRMA Pauses Funding To Election Deniers; Super PACs Unaffected

By John Wilkerson / January 14, 2021 at 10:12 AM
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America is pausing political donations to Republicans who voted against certifying the presidential election. PhRMA-affiliated political action committees and individual members gave $490,000 in political donations last year, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), an election objector, was the second biggest recipient of that sum behind incoming president Joe Biden, according to Open Secrets, which tracks donations. PhRMA President and CEO Steve Ubl denounced the Capitol rioters. “That is why we are pausing...

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