Appendix
HOW THE KOCH BROTHERS’ AGENDA HAS INFILTRATED THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
HOW THE KOCH BROTHERS’ AGENDA HAS INFILTRATED THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
From suspect puppet masters to trusted partners
November 30, 2017
Washington, D.C. 20009
© 2017 Public Citizen
Complete Citations (209 references in all)
(my apologies you may have to copy and paste links)
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1 FREEDOM PARTNERS, A ROADMAP TO REPEAL: REMOVING REGULATORY BARRIERS TO OPPORTUNITY, (January 2017). http://bit.ly/2z8exUW.
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2 Jane Mayer, Covert Operations, THE NEW YORKER (August 30, 2010) http://bit.ly/2j1mW1B.
3 Kenneth P. Vogel, How the Koch Network Rivals the GOP, POLITICO (Dec. 30, 2015) http://politi.co/2j0i0K9.
4 Daniel Schulman, The Making of the Kochtopus, MOTHER JONES (Nov. 3 ,2014) http://bit.ly/2Bmhe1A
5 Daniel Schulman and Andy Kroll, The Koch Brothers Left a Confidential Document at Their Donor Conference, MOTHER JONES (Feb. 5, 2014) http://bit.ly/2jfT80X..
6 Press Release, Americans for Prosperity, AFP Praises Bold Plan to Unrig the Economy (Sept. 27, 2017) http://bit.ly/2yCkd59.
7 Mary Bottari and David Armiak, Kochs' Grassroots Leadership Academy Training Astroturf Army, CENTER FOR MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY (May 16, 2016) http://bit.ly/2jxtV64.
8 Public Citizen calculated this total based on line 13 of IRS Form 990s for Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce Inc. Forms accessed at: http://bit.ly/2A6HOwx.
9 Matea Gold, In Major Shift, Koch Consolidates Network of Advocacy Groups Into Americans for Prosperity, WASHINGTON POST (Sept. 16, 2016) http://wapo.st/2iGx8Mw
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10 James Hohmann and Matea Gold, Koch Network to Spend $300 Million to $400 Million on Politics, Policy in 2018 Cycle WASHINGTON POST (Jan. 28, 2017) http://wapo.st/2j2lT1i.
11 Matea Gold, Koch-Backed Political Network, Built to Shield Donors, Raised $400 Million in 2012 Elections, WASHINGTON POST (January 5, 2014) http://wapo.st/2j38oyd.
12 Press Release, Checks and Balances Project Documents Accelerated Attacks on Clean Energy by Koch Bros. (October 2017) http://bit.ly/2zWof9P.
13 Center for Responsive Politics data accessed 11/1/2017 http://bit.ly/2jwstRu.
14 Philip Bump, Another Core Trump Campaign Promise Falls by the Wayside, WASHINGTON POST (May 22, 2017) http://wapo.st/2iFt13g.
15 Transcript of Interview with Charles Koch, FORTUNE (JULY 12, 2016) http://for.tn/2gXp8X4
16 Kenneth P. Vogel, Kochs Reject Push To Meet With Trump POLITICO (July 29, 2016) http://politi.co/2iZtCgk.
17 Michelle Conlin, Powerful Koch Brothers Rebuff Big Donors' Calls to Back Trump for White House, REUTERS, (Aug. 1, 2016) http://reut.rs/2z8nVrH.
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18 Kenneth P. Vogel and Eliana Johnson, Trump’s Koch Administration, POLITICO (Nov. 28, 2016) http://politi.co/2mflFJ7.
19 CENTER FOR MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY: A CMD SPECIAL REPORT ON ALEC'S FUNDING AND SPENDING (July 13, 2011) http://bit.ly/2zZ9X8B.
20 Lee Fang and Nick Surgey, This Group Helps Lobbyists Influence Public Officials. The Trump Hotel is Hosting its 2018 Gala, THE INTERCEPT, (Oct 11, 2017) http://bit.ly/2j2R3Wc.
21 Kenneth P. Vogel and Maggie Haberman, Mike Pence’s Koch Advantage, POLITICO (Aug. 28, 2014) http://politi.co/2zO6byK.
22 Data accessed Nov 20 at NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON MONEY IN STATE POLITICS, FOLLOWTHEMONEY.ORG http://bit.ly/2ioosuQ.
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23 Philip Elliott, Mike Pence Will Help the Koch Brothers Plot Their 2018 Strategy, TIME (Sept. 29, 2017) http://ti.me/2A00Ep0
24 Kenneth P. Vogel, Pence “Grateful’ for David Koch, AFP POLITICO (Aug 29, 2014) http://politi.co/2zO39dU
25 Federal Election Commission record accessed at http://bit.ly/2zYQk0w
26 Jane Mayer, The Danger of President Pence THE NEW YORKER (Oct 30, 2017) http://bit.ly/2z4ROHM
27 Alex Kotch, The Koch Brothers Want a Tax Cut, Pence is Ready to Help, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES, (Oct. 18, 2017) http://bit.ly/2A5sm6r
28 John Binder Marc Short, Former Leader of Koch Never-Trump Effort, Now Pushing DACA Amnesty as White House Staffer BREITBART NEWS (September 13, 2017) http://bit.ly/2iHpotF
29 Lee Fang, Koch Brothers’ Operatives Fill Top White House Positions, Ethics Forms Reveal THE INTERCEPT, (April 4, 2017) http://bit.ly/2oxtJVU
30 See Conway’s disclosure form at: http://bit.ly/2AfbreV
31 Steve Eder, Neomi Rao, the Scholar Who Will Lead Trump’s Regulatory Overhaul NEW YORK TIMES (July 9, 2017) http://nyti.ms/2sWfbBC
32 CENTER FOR RESPONSIVE POLITICS DATA accessed Nov. 22, 2017 http://bit.ly/2zYcHD7
33 Nick Lyell, Freshman Rep. Mulvaney (R-SC) Won His Seat With Koch Industries Support, Now Offers Earmarks To His Benefactor, REPUBLIC REPORT (July 2, 2012) http://bit.ly/2zXSmxO.
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34 Nick Lyell, Freshman Rep. Mulvaney (R-SC) Won His Seat With Koch Industries Support, Now Offers Earmarks To His Benefactor, REPUBLIC REPORT (July 2, 2012) http://bit.ly/2zXSmxO.
35 Justin Elliott, Koch Lobbyists and Opus Dei — Who’s Dropping in on Trump Budget Czar Mick Mulvaney?, PROPUBLICA (NOV. 21, 2017) http://bit.ly/2A3H4Ie.
36 Kenneth P. Vogel, The Koch Intelligence Agency, POLITICO, (Nov. 18, 2015) http://politi.co/2jekl4q 37 Id.
38 Kenneth P. Vogel, Trump Makes Nice With Koch Brothers POLITICO (April 9, 2017) http://politi.co/2jquGdH.
39 FREEDOM PARTNERS, A ROADMAP TO REPEAL: REMOVING REGULATORY BARRIERS TO OPPORTUNITY, (January 2017). http://bit.ly/2z8exUW.
40 Press Release, Freedom Partners, Report Provides First Policy Strategy To Cut Red Tape & Repeal Regulatory Overreach In 2017 (January 6, 2017) http://bit.ly/2j2pFrw
41 FREEDOM PARTNERS, A ROADMAP TO REPEAL: REMOVING REGULATORY BARRIERS TO OPPORTUNITY, (January 2017). http://bit.ly/2z8exUW.
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42 Lisa Mascaro, With Trump in the Limelight, Congress Has Been Quietly Working to Undo Obama-Era Regulations LOS ANGELES TIMES (February 14, 2017) http://lat.ms/2zv0zJn.
43 See: http://rulesatrisk.org/resolutions/
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44 Press Release, White House National Economic Council Announces Senior Staff Appointments (Feb. 27, 2017) http://bit.ly/2A1bTxv
45 Amie Parnes, Donald Trump’s Details Man, THE HILL (Feb. 8, 2017), http://bit.ly/2jcjLnw.
46 Lee Fang, Koch Brothers’ Operatives Fill Top White House Positions, Ethics Forms Reveal THE INTERCEPT, (April 4, 2017) http://bit.ly/2oxtJVU
47 See Calabria’s bio at: https://www.cato.org/people/mark-calabria
48 Maureen Groppe, Pence Tapping Former Aides, and Some Lobbyists, for VP Office Staff, INDIANAPOLIS STAR (Jan. 25, 2017) http://indy.st/2zvzlm4
49 Chris Moody, Koch-Affiliated Group Ramps Up Hispanic Outreach, YAHOO NEWS, (Jan. 17, 2014) https://yhoo.it/2jclglD.
50 Press Release, White House National Economic Council Director Announces Senior Staff Appointments, (Feb. 27, 2017) http://bit.ly/2A1bTxv
51 Steve Horn, Koch Industries and Fracking Lobbyist Mike Catanzaro to Lead Trump Energy Team, DESMOG BLOG, (Oct 4, 2016) http://bit.ly/2jqgAJ8.
52 See Conway’s disclosure form at: http://bit.ly/2AfbreV
53 See Donaldson’s financial disclosure form at: http://bit.ly/2jqhMw6
54 See Ford’s financial disclosure form at: http://bit.ly/2jsIeFh
55 See Gribbin’s LinkedIn page at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dj-gribbin-47210258/
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56 Forrest Wilder, Revealed: The Corporations and Billionaires that Fund the Texas Public Policy Foundation, TEXAS OBSERVER (Aug. 24, 2012) http://bit.ly/28MR3Tj
57 Press Release, Freedom Partners, Report Provides First Policy Strategy To Cut Red Tape & Repeal Regulatory Overreach In 2017 (January 6, 2017) http://bit.ly/2j2pFrw
58 See Loyola’s LinkedIn page at; https://www.linkedin.com/in/mario-loyola-57968040/
59 Kenneth P. Vogel and Eliana Johnson, Trump’s Koch Administration, POLITICO (Nov, 28, 2016) http://politi.co/2mflFJ7
60 Nick Lyell, Freshman Rep. Mulvaney (R-SC) Won His Seat With Koch Industries Support, Now Offers Earmarks To His Benefactor, REPUBLIC REPORT (July 2, 2012) http://bit.ly/2zXSmxO.
61 Jane Mayer, The Danger of President Pence, THE NEW YORKER (Oct 30, 2017) http://bit.ly/2z4ROHM
62 See Prandoni’s LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-prandoni-96039718/
63 See Sourcewatch.org: http://bit.ly/2j36qyV
64 Steve Eder, Neomi Rao, the Scholar Who Will Lead Trump’s Regulatory Overhaul NEW YORK TIMES (July 9, 2017) http://nyti.ms/2sWfbBC
65 Kenneth P. Vogel, The Koch Intelligence Agency, POLITICO, (Nov. 18, 2015) http://politi.co/2jekl4q
66 Lisa Rein and Dan Lamothe, To Keep Promises To Veterans, Trump Taps Koch-Backed Group, WASHINGTON POST (December 1, 2016) http://wapo.st/2j3OPpB
67 Lee Fang, Koch Brothers’ Operatives Fill Top White House Positions, Ethics Forms Reveal THE INTERCEPT, (April 4, 2017) http://bit.ly/2iI6T8D
68 Richard Eskow, Marc Short: Koch Dark-Money Operative Is Trump's Liaison to Congress, CENTER FOR MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY, (Jan. 23, 2017) http://bit.ly/2A3reNS
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69 See Americans for Prosperity’s video at: http://bit.ly/2jqIpRv
70 Chris Moody, Trump Drama Doesn't Deter Koch Groups from Tax Reform Push, CNN, (Aug. 25, 2017) http://cnn.it/2jeiOLA
71 John McCormick, Koch Brothers Move to Back White House’s Tax-Cut Plan BLOOMBERG NEWS (July 31, 2017) https://bloom.bg/2uRFZTb
72 DISTRIBUTIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT AS PASSED BY THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, TAX POLICY CENTER (Nov. 20, 2017), http://tpc.io/2jqg5yA
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73 Peter Goodman and Patricia Cohen, It Started as a Tax Cut. Now It Could Change American Life, NEW YORK TIMES (Nov 29, 2017) http://nyti.ms/2j3QCf7.
74 Ben White and Tara Palmeri. Trump to Seize Populist Mantle for Pitching Messy Tax Overhaul, POLITICO (August 29, 2017) http://politi.co/2zxhv1S
75 Tatiana Siegel, Conservative Koch Brothers are Secret Investors in ‘Wonder Woman’ HOLLYWOOD REPORTER (Aug 9, 2017) http://bit.ly/2zY2nuW
76 See WBNS-10 TV video at http://bit.ly/2iHYrqy
77 THE COLBERT REPORT, (May, 13 2014) http://on.cc.com/2jeLRi5
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78 Leigh Ann Caldwell, Koch Group to Spend Millions Pressuring Democrats to Back Tax Reform, NBC NEWS, Oct. 5, 2017) http://nbcnews.to/2jcNLQj
79 See Americans for Prosperity’s video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B40ZV2H8Vs
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80 Anne Linskey The Koch Brothers (and their friends) Want President Trump’s Tax Cut. Very Badly. BOSTON GLOBE (Oct. 14, 2017) http://bit.ly/2j3VtvW
81 Noah Lanard, Republicans Want to Make the Koch Brothers’ Political Donations Tax Deductible, MOTHER JONES (Nov. 15, 2017) http://bit.ly/2javGSM
82 CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIES: REPEALING ESTATE TAX WOULD PROVIDE WINDFALL TO HEIRS OF WEALTHIEST ESTATES (OCT. 30, 2017) http://bit.ly/2jba9JW
83 Steven Mufson, Big Business is a Big Winner of GOP Small Business Tax Plan, WASHINGTON POST (Nov. 7., 2017) http://wapo.st/2AzRqPY
84 Jonathan Swan, Koch Network Helping Ron Johnson With $1 Million Wisconsin Buy, THE HILL (AUG. 4, 2016) http://bit.ly/2jfpuJg
85 Alan Rappeport and Thomas Kaplan Tax Bill Thrown Into Uncertainty as First GOP Senator Comes Out Against It, NEW YORK TIMES (Nov. 15, 2017) http://nyti.ms/2j4Mjzs
86 Don Behm, Ron Johnson Votes With GOP Majoriy In Senate Budget Committee To Approve Tax Plan MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL (NOV. 28, 2017) http://bit.ly/2BnO9Tz
87 Steven M. Rosenthal, The 25-Percent Rate for Pass-Through Businesses Helps Rich Investors, Not “Small” Businesses, TAX POLICY CENTER, (Nov. 8, 2017)
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88 Steven Mufson, Big Business is a Big Winner of GOP Small Business Tax Plan, WASHINGTON POST (Nov. 7., 2017) http://wapo.st/2AzRqPY 89Ed Pilkington and John Swaine, The Seven Republican Super-Donors Who Keep Money in Tax Havens THE GUARDIAN (Nov. 7, 2017) http://bit.ly/2jdYo5x 90 Jelani Cobb Republicans and the Constitution, NEW YORKER (March 13, 2017) http://bit.ly/2zXUW6Y.
91 https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=30&v=2S8rHJtLJE0
92 Lee Fang, Nick Surgey, Koch Brothers’ Internal Strategy Memo on Selling Tax Cuts: Ignore the Deficit, THE INTERCEPT (October 13, 2017) http://bit.ly/2zXC87U.
93 Press Release, Committee for a Responsible Budget, Senate Tax Plan Has Too Little Reform and Too Much Debt (Nov. 10, 2017) http://bit.ly/2zZI3cG
94 Andrew Ross Sorkin, C.E.O. Deficit Fears Dissolve With the Prospect of Corporate Tax Cuts, THE NEW YORK TIMES (Nov. 20, 2017) http://nyti.ms/2jgiLib
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95 Tim Dickinson, The Koch Brothers’ Dirty War on Solar Power, ROLLING STONE (Feb. 11, 2016) http://rol.st/2zYeic5.
96 Brad Wieners and David Hasemyer, How Fossil Fuel Allies Are Tearing Apart Ohio's Embrace of Clean Energy INSIDECLIMATE NEWS (Oct. 29, 2017) http://bit.ly/2A14zli
97 Mark Hand, This Is How the Kochs’ Anti-Renewable Agenda Becomes White House Policy, THINKPROGRESS (July 17, 2017) http://bit.ly/2A1uoBL
98 GREENPEACE: KOCH-FUNDED CLIMATE DENIAL FRONT GROUPS INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY RESEARCH & AMERICAN ENERGY ALLIANCE (AEA) http://bit.ly/2zGO5yG
99 Steven Mufson, Trump’s Energy Team Contains Climate Change Skeptic, Free-Market Advocate, WASHINGTON POST (November 29, 2016)http://wapo.st/2iD13oU
100 Press Release, American Energy Alliance, ICYMI: Gov. Pence Encourages States to Reject EPA’s Climate Rule (July 10, 2015) http://bit.ly/2A3aaYj
101 CENTER FOR MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY, REVEALED: THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ENERGY PLAN (Dec. 5, 2016) http://bit.ly/2jgimMT
102 Id.
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103 Alex Kotch, The Koch Brothers Are Smiling: The White House Will Be Packed With Some of Their Most Loyal Servants, ALTERNET (Jan 10, 2017) http://bit.ly/2jsvC14.
104 Kenneth P. Vogel, Perry Hawkish at Koch-Backed Event. POLITICO (Aug. 30, 2014) http://politi.co/2A1ltjM
105 Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Jennifer Jacobs Electric Grid Study Ordered by U.S. Energy Chief to Boost Coal BLOOMBERG NEWS (April 15, 2017) https://bloom.bg/2iGbnfO
106 Id.
107 INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY RESEARCH, ASSESSING EMERGING POLICY THREATS TO THE U.S. POWER GRID (Feb. 24, 2015) http://bit.ly/2zyNPSp
108 Id.
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109 Catherine Traywick, Ari Natter and Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Renewable Energy Not a Threat to Grid, Draft of U.S. Study Finds, BLOOMBERG NEWS, (JULY 14, 2017) https://bloom.bg/2todayx
110 GREENTECH MEDIA https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/travis-fisher-the-lead-on-does-grid-reliability-report-speaks
111 Docket No. RM18-1, issued October 2, 2017, https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/file_list.asp?accession_num=20171002-3039
112 Docket No. AD17-11, at page 5, https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/common/opennat.asp?fileID=14620874
113 Jeff St. John, Energy Secretary Perry Requests Federal Rules to Boost Cost Recovery for Coal and Nuclear GREENTECH MEDIA (Sept. 29, 2017) http://bit.ly/2jqc8u3
114 Dave Anderson, Travis Fisher: Author of Rick Perry's Grid Study Called Clean Energy policies a Greater Threat Than Terrorism ENERGY AND POLICY INSTITUTE, (Aug. 24, 2017) http://bit.ly/2A28GNT
115 Ben Jervey, Yet Another Koch Cadet Hired to Push Fossil Fuels at Trump’s Energy Department, DESMOG BLOG, (July 9, 2017) http://bit.ly/2iCqarX
116 Steve Horn, Former Koch Agents, Fossil Fuel Industry Hired Guns Now Staffing Trump Agencies, DESMOG BLOG, (March 10, 2017)
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117 Matt Kasper Utility Industry Set To Get Another Ally Inside The Trump Administration, ENERGY AND POLICY INSTITUTE (July 2017) http://bit.ly/2iZLkRQ
118 Alex Kotch, The Koch Brothers Are Smiling: The White House Will Be Packed With Some of Their Most Loyal Servants, ALTERNET (Jan 10, 2017) http://bit.ly/2jsvC14.
119 Kenneth P. Vogel, Perry Hawkish at Koch-Backed Event, POLITICO, (Aug. 30, 2014) http://politi.co/2A1ltjM
120 Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis, Trump Puts Critic of Renewable Energy in Charge of Renewable Energy Office, WASHINGTON POST (May 2,2017) http://wapo.st/2zvDruh
121 Stephanie Mencimer It’s Not Just Militia Members Who Want to Take Over Federal Land MOTHER JONES (Nov. 2015) http://bit.ly/2jaKf9e 122 Lyndsey Gilpin, How An East Coast Think Tank is Fueling the Land Transfer Movement, HIGH COUNTRY NEWS (FEB. 26, 2016)http://bit.ly/2A4hVgQ
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123 See Americans for Prosperity blog at: http://bit.ly/2jqttCQ
124 Coral Davenport and Nicholas Fandos, As Interior Secretary Swaggers Through Parks, His Staff Rolls Back Regulations NEW YORK TIMES (July 25, 2017) http://nyti.ms/2tDdiX1
125 Id.
126 See Lakowski’s LinkedIn page at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-lawkowski-b77580ba/
127 Steve Horn, Former Head of Energy, Environment at ALEC, Todd Wynn, Hired By Trump Interior Department, DESMOG BLOG, (Oct. 18, 2017) http://bit.ly/2A5Qsv1
128 Jim Malewitz Combs Lands Position at Conservative Think Tank, TEXAS TRIBUNE (Feb. 23, 2015) http://bit.ly/2jgyoGv.
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129 Press Release, Texas Public Policy Foundatation, Doug Domenech Joins TPPF as Director of Fueling Freedom Project (March 30, 2015) http://bit.ly/2A2rWuT
130 Coral Davenport and Nicholas Fandos, As Interior Secretary Swaggers Through Parks, His Staff Rolls Back Regulations NEW YORK TIMES (July 25, 2017) http://nyti.ms/2tDdiX1
131 See Lakowski’s LinkedIn page at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-lawkowski-b77580ba/
132 See Quinn’s LinkedIn page at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendan-quinn-9b6475a5/
133 Steve Horn, Former Head of Energy, Environment at ALEC, Todd Wynn, Hired By Trump Interior Department, DESMOG BLOG, (Oct. 18, 2017) http://bit.ly/2A5Qsv1
134 See Koch pipeline company information at: https://www.kochpipeline.com/about-us/kpl-facts/
135 See Koch oil refining information at: https://www.fhr.com/products-services/fuels-and-aromatics
136 Mario Parker, Koch Brothers Build Fuel Giant Aided by Mandates They Abhor, BLOOMBERG QUINT, (Nov. 2. 2016) http://bit.ly/2jfwfLa.
137 Coral Davenport and Eric Lipton, The Pruitt Emails: EPA Chief Was Arm in Arm With Industry NEW YORK TIMES (Feb. 22, 2017) http://nyti.ms/2jbOr8K.
138 David Armiak, Pruitt Emails Reveal Communications With ALEC and Koch Groups CENTER FOR MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY (March 7, 2017)
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139 See industry coalition letter at: https://cei.org/sites/default/files/Pruitt-Coalition-Letter.pdf
140 UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS, WHO’S BACKING SCOTT PRUITT TO HEAD THE EPA? THE KOCH BROTHERS. (Feb. 2017) http://bit.ly/2j3hmfY.
141 See Koch lobbying disclosure form at: http://bit.ly/2Bm4yrt
142 See Koch lobbying disclosure form at: http://bit.ly/2BmYejJ
143 Coral Davenport and Alissa J. Rubin, Trump Signs Executive Order Unwinding Obama Climate Policies, THE NEW YORK TIMES (March 28, 2017), http://pubc.it/2sifPcf.
144 Juliet Eilperin, D.C. Circuit Grants EPA’s Request to Delay Smog Rule Case, THE WASHINGTON POST (April 11, 2017), http://pubc.it/2shzVnd; See also E. Scott Pruitt, Letter to Governors, June 6, 2017, http://pubc.it/2si0OHB.
145 82 FEDERAL REGister 25,730 (June 5, 2017), http://pubc.it/2shNlQ0.
146 Devin Henry, Trump Administration Ends Obama's Coal-Leasing Freeze, THE HILL, (March 29, 2017), http://pubc.it/2t5UNL8.
147 Michael D. Shear, Trump Will Withdraw U.S. from Paris Climate Agreement, NEW YORK TIMES (June 1, 2017), http://nyti.ms/2zMb4s8.
148 Sheila Kaplan and Eric Lipton, Chemical Industry Ally Faces Critics in Bid for Top E.P.A. Post, NEW YORK TIMES (Sept 19, 2017)
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149 Danielle Ivory and Robert Fautrechi, The Deep Industry Ties of Trump’s Deregulation Teams, NEW YORK TIMES, (July 11, 2017) http://nyti.ms/2iDZaIF
150 Elana Schor, Democrats Press EPA Pick Pruitt on Energy Sector Ties, POLITICO (Dec, 27, 2016) http://politi.co/2haDZxr
151 See Letendre’s LinkedIn page at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daisy-c-letendre-24836345/
152 Anthony Adranga, Morning Energy: Inside Tillerson's Mind on Climate POLITICO (Jan 24, 2017) http://politi.co/2A0Fve1
153 Coral Davenport and Eric Lipton, The Pruitt Emails: EPA Chief Was Arm in Arm With Industry NEW YORK TIMES (February 22, 2017) http://nyti.ms/2jbOr8K
154 See Rodrick’s LinkedIn profile at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-rodrick-b7908360/
155 See Traylor’s LinkedIn profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-traylor-b505b22b/
156 Coral Davenport and Eric Lipton How G.O.P. Leaders Came to View Climate Change as Fake Science NEW YORK TIMES (June 3, 2017) http://nyti.ms/2AugEzh
157 Transcript of Interview with Charles Koch, FORTUNE (JULY 12, 2016) http://for.tn/2gXp8X4
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158 Id.
159 Chris Mooney, Trump’s Top Environmental Pick Says She Has ‘Many Questions’ About Climate Change, WASHINGTON POST (Nov. 8, 2017) http://wapo.st/2j9JxZI
160 Forrest Wilder, Revealed: The Corporations and Billionaires that Fund the Texas Public Policy Foundation, TEXAS OBSERVER (Aug. 24., 2012) http://bit.ly/28MR3Tj
161 Andrew Kaczynski, Trump Pick for Top Environmental Post Called Belief in Global Warming a ‘Kind of Paganism’ CNN (Oct. 19, 2017) http://cnn.it/2jgLeVj
162 KHOU 11 News Video: http://bit.ly/2ij08xN
163 Mark Greenblatt, Texas Politicians Knew Agency Hid the Amount of Radiation in Drinking Water KHOU 11 NEWS (MAY 19, 2011) http://bit.ly/2iUXTNu
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164 Amanda Terkel, How Betsy DeVos Became The Most Hated Cabinet Secretary, HUFFINGTON POST (Oct 24, 2017) http://bit.ly/2iCjBFE
165 Valerie Strauss, To Trump’s Education Pick, the U.S. Public School System Is A ‘Dead End,’ WASHINGTON POST (Dec. 21, 2016) http://wapo.st/2ha88Nu
166 Kate Zernike, Betsy DeVos, Trump’s Education Pick, Has Steered Money From Public Schools, THE NEW YORK TIMES (Nov. 23, 2016) http://nyti.ms/2gYkW9A
167 Valerie Strauss, What ‘School Choice’ Means In the Era of Trump and DeVos, WASHINGTON POST (May 22, 2017) http://wapo.st/2jttQAi
168 Kimberly Helfing, DeVos Champions Online Charter Schools, But the Results are Poor, POLITICO (Oct 8, 2017). http://politi.co/2ha0IKd
169 See Richard DeVos press release from March 31, 2006 at: http://bit.ly/2BmPha7
170 Id.
171 Kimberly Helfing, DeVos Champions Online Charter Schools, But the Results are Poor, POLITICO (Oct 8, 2017). http://politi.co/2ha0IKd
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172 Lisa Graves, ALEC Exposed: The Koch Connection, THE NATION, (July 12, 2011) http://bit.ly/2jaRAFy
173 Jane Mayer, Betsy DeVos, Trump’s Big Donor Education Secretary THE NEW YORKER, (Nov. 23, 2016) http://bit.ly/2gWQEnw
174 Lisa Graves, 5 Things to Know about Billionaire Betsy DeVos, Trump Education Choice CENTER FOR MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY (Nov. 23, 2016) http://bit.ly/2gYWIfv
175 CENTER FOR MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY: CASHING IN ON KIDS (March 2016) http://bit.ly/2BoEdcp
176 Transcript of speech by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to American Legislative Exchange Council (July 20, 2017) http://bit.ly/2BkV1B0
177 Anya Kamenetz, Betsy DeVos Speech Greeted By Protesters She Calls 'Defenders Of The Status Quo' NPR NEWS (July 20, 2017) http://n.pr/2yNMrtE
178 Grant Stringer, Koch Brothers' Foundation Launches School Choice Campaign in CO, WESTWORD (June 9, 2017) http://bit.ly/2j9iVI8
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179 Kimberly Helfing, How the Kochs Are Trying to Shake Up Public Schools, One State at A Time, POLITICO (Oct. 30, 2017) http://politi.co/2h7XiYh
180 Michael Stratford, Morning Education: DeVos Hires Staunch Critic of Federal Education Regulations, POLITICO (Oct. 16, 2017) http://politi.co/2haWYYN
181 Jane Mayer, Betsy DeVos, Trump’s Big Donor Education Secretary THE NEW YORKER, (Nov. 23, 2016) http://bit.ly/2gWQEnw
182 Sarah Brown, Koch Foundation Officer, a Critic of Title IX Guidance, Will Join Education Dept. CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION, (June 6, 2017) http://bit.ly/2jdq4Ho
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183 Stephanie Saul and Kate Taylor, Betsy DeVos Reverses Obama-era Policy on Campus Sexual Assault Investigations, NEW YORK TIMES (Sept 22, 2017) http://nyti.ms/2haBuLy
184 Sarah Brown, Koch Foundation Officer, a Critic of Title IX Guidance, Will Join Education Dept. CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION, (June 6, 2017) http://bit.ly/2jdq4Ho
185 Adam Kissel, Standing Up for Due Process on Campus = “Sticking Up for Penises Everywhere?” HUFFINGTON POST, (Oct 30, 2011) http://bit.ly/2jibM8q
186 Michael Stratford, Morning Education: DeVos Hires Staunch Critic of Federal Education Regulations, POLITICO (Oct. 16, 2017) http://politi.co/2haWYYN
187 Id.
188 Hans Bader, Proposed Education Department Cuts are Long Overdue, Competitive Enterprise Institute Blog, (June 23, 2017), http://bit.ly/2BmGhSk
189 Anya Kamenetz, President Trump’s Budget Proposal Calls for Deep Cuts To Education NPR NEWS (May 22, 2017) http://n.pr/2h6UJWu
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190 Carl Hulse and Ashley Parker, Koch Group, Spending Freely, Hones Attack on Government, NEW YORK TIMES (March 21, 2014) http://nyti.ms/2zHsLZP
191 Transcript of interview with Donald Trump, 60 MINUTES, (Sept. 27, 2015) http://cbsn.ws/2jaQ862
192 Steve Peoples, Donors to GOP: No Cash Until Action on Health Care, Taxes, ASSOCIATED PRESS (June 26, 2017) http://bit.ly/2zyOOSp
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193 Id.
194 Press Release, Americans for Prosperity, Americans for Prosperity Responds to the American Health Care Act (March 22, 2017) http://bit.ly/2j0aujp
195 Theodore Schleifer, Kochs Pledge Millions to GOPers in 2018 –If They Vote No On Health Care Bill CNN.COM (MARCH 23, 2017) http://cnn.it/2zYWu0i
196 Steve Peoples, Koch Chief Says Healthcare Bill Insufficiently Conservative ASSOCIATED PRESS (June 25, 2017)http://bit.ly/2zYeUyg
197 James Oliphant, Conservative Koch Network Criticizes U.S. Senate Healthcare Bill, REUTERS (June 25, 2017) http://reut.rs/2zWSxcL
198 Steve Peoples, Donors to GOP: No Cash Until Action on Health Care, Taxes, ASSOCIATED PRESS (June 26, 2017) http://bit.ly/2zyOOSp
199 Blog, Secret Wait Lists Were Still in Use Last Year at Colorado Vas, CONCERNED VETERANS FOR AMERICA (NOV. 20, 2017) http://bit.ly/2Bk6tgn
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200 George Zornick, How the Koch Network Exploited the Veterans Affairs Crisis THE NATION (Sept. 23, 2014) http://bit.ly/2A2VPeo
201 Id.
202 Nick Schwartz, Fox News Host Hits Man With An Axe on Live TV, USA TODAY (June 22, 2015) https://usat.ly/2BnxFLk.
203 Jon Levine, Trump Invited ‘Fox and Friends’ Co-Host Pete Hegseth to Private Dinner at White House, THE WRAP (Oct. 26, 2017) http://bit.ly/2BmuC5W
204 Ben Kesling and Peter Nicholas, Veterans Affairs Chief Wants Bigger Role for Private Health Care, WALL STREET JOURNAL (Nov, 20, 2017) http://on.wsj.com/2zYsTnM.
205 Eric Katz, Trump Administration’s Plan to Expand Private Care for Vets Sparks Fight Over VA's Future GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE (Oct. 17, 2017) http://bit.ly/2jbVfTQ.
206 Lisa Rein and Dan Lamothe, To Keep Promises To Veterans, Trump Taps Koch-Backed Group, WASHINGTON POST (December 1, 2016) http://wapo.st/2j3OPpB.
207 Dan Eggen, Pompeo Draws Liberal Groups’ Ire, WASHINGTON POST, (March 20, 2011) http://wapo.st/2A34vS5.
208 John Nichols, The Koch Brothers’ Favorite Congressman Will Be In Charge of the CIA¸ THE NATION (Nov. 18, 2016) http://bit.ly/2jf71gc
209 Press Release, Americans for Prosperity, Media Avail: Eli Miller, Americans for Prosperity (Nov. 3 2014) http://bit.ly/2Bom8eH
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