The Common Cause List of ALEC Corporations

 

Corporation	Headquarters	ALEC Task Force Membership
1-800 Contacts, Inc.	UT	Health and Human Services
Allergan, Inc.	CA	Health and Human Services
Altria Client Services	VA	Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development , Civil Justice, Tax and Fiscal Policy
Amazon.com, Inc.	WA	Communications and Technology
American Electric Power Company Inc.	OH	Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
AMERIGROUP Corporation	DC	Health and Human Services
Amgen Inc.	CA	Health and Human Services
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.	MO	Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development ; Tax and Fiscal Policy
AOL Inc.	NY	Tax and Fiscal Policy; Communications and Technology
Apotex Corp.	FL	Health and Human Services
Arduin, Laffer & Moore Econometrics, LLC	FL	Tax and Fiscal Policy
Astellas Pharma US, Inc.	IL	Health and Human Services
AstraZeneca Inc.	London, UK	Health and Human Services
AT&T	DC	Communications and Technology, Tax and Fiscal Policy
Bank of America	NC	Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Basell Industries	TX	Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Bayer	Leverkusen, Germany	Civil Justice; Energy, Environment, and Agriculture; Health and Human Services
Bayer HealthCare	Leverkusen, Germany	Energy, Environment, and Agriculture; Health and Human Services
Best Buy	MN	Communications and Technology
BNSF Railway Company	TX	Civil Justice
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	CT	>Health and Human Services
BP	London, UK	Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Bridgepoint Education	CA	Education
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	NY	Health and Human Services
Brown-Forman Corporation	KY	Tax and Fiscal Policy
Celgene Corporation	NJ	Health and Human Services
CenturyLink	LA	Communications and Technology
Charter Communications	MO	Communications and Technology
Chevron	CA	Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Cintra	Madrid, Spain	Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Civil Justice Reform Group C/o General Electric Company		Civil Justice
Cloud Peak Energy	CO	Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC	MS	Communications and Technology, Tax and Fiscal Policy
Con-way	MI	Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Connections Academy (Division of Connections Educationcation, LLC)	MD	Education
Continental Resources, Inc.	OK	Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Corinthian Colleges, Inc.	CA	Education
Coventry Health Care	MD	Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Cox Communications	GA	Communications and Technology
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.	TN	Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Crown Cork & Seal	PA	Civil Justice
CVS Caremark Corporation	RI	Health and Human Services
Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.	NJ	Health and Human Services
DCI Group, LLC	DC	Communications and Technology
Dezenhall Communications Mgmt. Group, LTD	DC	Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Diageo North America, Inc.	MD	Tax and Fiscal Policy
Dominion Resources Services Inc.	VA	Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Duke Energy Corporation	NC	Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
EBay Inc.	CA	Communications and Technology
Edison Electric Institute	DC	Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Eli Lilly and Company	IN	Health and Human Services
EMD Serono	MA	Health and Human Services
Endo Pharmaceuticals	PA	Health and Human Services
Energy Future Holdings	TX	Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
EnergySolutions	UT	Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Entergy	LA	Civil Justice
Express Scripts	MO	Health and Human Services
ExxonMobil Corporation	TX	Civil Justice, Energy, Environment, and Agriculture, Tax and Fiscal Policy
Farmers Insurance Group/Companies	CA	Civil Justice
FedEx Corporation	TX	Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
General Electric Company	NY	Tax and Fiscal Policy
General Motors Corp.	MI	Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Georgia-Pacific Corporation	GA	Civil Justice
GlaxoSmithKline	London, UK	Civil Justice, Health and Human Services
Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Company	IL	Health and Human Services
Hewlett-Packard Company	CA	Communications and Technology
Honeywell International	NJ	Civil Justice
Insight Schools	OR	Education
InterMountain Corporate Affairs	CO	Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
International Paper	TN	Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
IntuCommunications and Technology Inc.	CA	International/Federal Relations; Communications and Technology
J.R. Simplot Company	ID	Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
John Deere & Company	IL	Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Johnson & Johnson	NJ	Civil Justice; Health and Human Services
K12 Inc.	VA	Education
Koch Companies Public Sector	WI	Energy, Environment, and Agriculture; Civil Justice; Public Safety and Elections; Tax and Fiscal Policy
LKQ/Keystone Automotive	IL	Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
LoanMax	GA	Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
LogistiCare Solutions, LLC	GA	Health and Human Services
Macquarie Capital USA	Sydney, Australia	Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Marathon Oil Company	TX	Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
MDU Resources Group, Inc.	ND	Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.	NJ	Health and Human Services
MedImmune, Company of AstraZeneca	MD	Health and Human Services
Medtronic, Inc.	MN	Health and Human Services
Merck & Company, Inc.	NJ	Civil Justice; Health and Human Services
Microsoft Corporation	WA	Communications and Technology
MillerCoors	IL	Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development ; Public Safety and Elections
MV VeriSol	SC	Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)	TN	Civil Justice
National Heritage Academies	MI	Education
National Tax and Fiscal Policypayers Union	VA	Energy, Environment, and Agriculture; Tax and Fiscal Policy
Norfolk Southern Corporation	VA	Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Novartis Corporation	NJ	Health and Human Services
NV Energy, Inc.	NV	Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Occidental Oil & Gas Co.	CA	Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Occidental Petroleum Corporation	CA	Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Orchid Cellmark	OH	Public Safety and Elections
PacifiCorp	OR	Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Parquet Public Affairs	FL	Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Peabody Energy	MO	Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Pfizer Inc	NY	Civil Justice; Health and Human Services
Philip Morris International	NY	Tax and Fiscal Policy
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.	AZ	Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Publix Super Markets, Inc.	FL	Tax and Fiscal Policy
Purdue Pharma L.P.	CT	Health and Human Services
Qwest Communications International Inc.	CO	Communications and Technology
RAI Services Company	NC	Health and Human Services
Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals	NJ	Health and Human Services; Public Safety and Elections
ResCare	MD	Health and Human Services
Reynolds American Inc.	NC	Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development ; Health and Human Services; International/Federal Relations; Public Safety and Elections; Tax and Fiscal Policy
Rubber Manufacturers Association	DC	Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Salt River Project	AZ	Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Sanofi-Aventis	NJ	Health and Human Services
SAP America, Inc.	PA	Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development ; Communications and Technology
Scantron	MN	Education
Security Finance Corporation	SC	Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development ; Civil Justice
Shell Oil Company	TX	Energy, Environment, and Agriculture
Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P.	MO	Civil Justice
Sprint	KS	Communications and Technology
State Farm Insurance Companies	IL	Civil Justice; Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Symantec Corporation	CA	Communications and Technology
T-Mobile USA	WA	Communications and Technology
Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America Inc.	IL	Health and Human Services
TASER International	AZ	Civil Justice; Public Safety and Elections
TEVA Pharmaceuticals	PA	Health and Human Services
Texas Roadhouse	TX	Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
The DIRECTV Group, Inc	CA	Tax and Fiscal Policy; Communications and Technology
The Doctors Management Company	CA	Health and Human Services
Time Warner Cable	NY	Tax and Fiscal Policy; Communications and Technology
Transurban	Melbourne, Australia	Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform	DC	Civil Justice; International/Federal Relations
United Parcel Service	GA	Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
UnitedHealth Group	MN	Health and Human Services
US Oncology	TX	Health and Human Services
Verizon Communications	NY	Communications and Technology; Tax and Fiscal Policy
VISA U.S.A. Inc.	CA	Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.	AR	Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development ; Health and Human Services; Tax and Fiscal Policy
Walgreens	IL	Health and Human Services
WellPoint, Inc.	IN	Health and Human Services
Western Union	CO	Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
Wine Institute	DC	Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development ; Public Safety and Elections
Wise Carter Child & Caraway, PA	MS	Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development ; Communications and Technology
Yahoo! Inc.	CA	Communications and Technology

Mario Piperni and the Lying Liars

Mitt’s Lies

May 5, 2012 By mario piperni

Steve Benen over at the Maddow Blog  has a weekly feature where he tallies Mitt Romney’s latest lies. Some of the more blatant ones from Vol. XVI:

2. In the same speech, Romney summarized his message to young people: “[I]t’s so critical, in my view, for you to consider what’s in the best interest of not just yourself, but of America, over the coming century, and it is to stop the excessive overspending.”

Annual domestic spending is already on track to become the smallest share of the economy since Dwight Eisenhower’s administration.

4.In the same speech, Romney said once “Obamacare” is implemented, “government at all levels” will “consume” 50% of the American economy. David Corn explains today that this is Romney’s arguably “biggest fib,” which falls “somewhere between ‘ridiculous’ and ‘stupid.’”

5. Also from that speech, Romney said Obama’s record includes “the first trillion deficit in history.”

That’s a blatant lie — the day Obama was inaugurated, there was a $1.3 trillion deficit Bush had left for him to clean up.

9. In New Hampshire, Romney said Obama is “focused on taking away from those who have the least. “That’s blatantly untrue in an ironic sort of way. Romney’s tax plan calls for higher taxes on those at the lowest end of the income scale. He also intends to cut food stamps, Medicaid, and educational spending, which benefit those who have the least.

10. Romney also vowed, “I want to help the poor.”

First, see #9. Second, he specifically said earlier this year, “I’m not very concerned about the poor.”

12.The Romney campaign argued this week that the former governor’s position on the auto-industry rescue “was exactly what President Obama followed,” adding, “The only economic success that President Obama has had is because he followed Mitt Romney’s advice.”Romney condemned Obama’s efforts on the industry rescue repeatedly, including throughout the GOP primaries. He can’t oppose the policy and take credit for the policy at the same time, at least not if he’s being honest.

There’s not the least bit of effort put into concealing the lies or explaining them. They’re just stated and later repeated by Fox and the rest of the noise machine where they know their adoring audience will suck it all in and repeat bleat the lies to friends and family. And on and on it goes. Nice little operation the right’s got going for itself.

Wolf Blitzer:  “Do you still believe Romney is a liar?”

Newt Gingrich: “The governor said things at times that weren’t true.”