Mitch McConnell told CEOs to ‘stay out of politics’ over the Georgia voting law, despite being one of the biggest recipients of corporate cash in Congress

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• After new law, McConnell warns CEOs: ‘Stay out of politics’ Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks during a news conference at Kroger Field in Lexington, Ky., Monday, April 5, 2021. | APMcConnell particularly slammed President Joe Biden’s criticism that the Georgia bill was restrictive and a return to Jim Crow-era restrictions in the Southern states aimed limiting ballot access for Black Americans. WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says it’s a “big lie” to call the new voting law in Georgia racist and he warned big business to…
• After new law, McConnell warns CEOs: 'Stay out of politics' Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says it's a “big lie” to call the new voting law in Georgia racist and he warned big business to “stay out of politics" after major corporations and even Major League Baseball distanced themselves from the state amid vast public pressure. McConnell particularly slammed President Joe Biden's criticism that the Georgia bill was restrictive and a return to Jim Crow-era restrictions in the Southern states aimed limiting ballot access for Black Americans. “It’s simply not…
• Mitch McConnell says big companies like MLB 'must stop taking cues from the Outrage-Industrial Complex' when it comes to voting laws Summary List PlacementSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell blasted large companies and corporations for fueling a campaign to "mislead and bully the American people" about voting laws in a scathing Monday statement.  A number of major corporations both based within and outside of the state of Georgia have spoken out to criticize a major new voting law in the state. The nearly 100-page Election Integrity Act was passed along party lines and signed by Gov. Brian Kemp, who defended the bill…
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• Corporations gave over $50M to voting restriction backers When executives from Coca-Cola and Delta Airlines spoke out against Georgia's new voting law as unduly restrictive last week, it seemed to signal a new activism springing from corporate America. But if leaders of the nation's most prominent companies are going to reject lawmakers who support restrictive voting measures, they will have to abruptly reverse course. State legislators across the country who have pushed for new voting restrictions, and also seized on former President Donald Trump's baseless claims of election…
• Corporations gave over $50M to voting restriction backers When executives from Coca-Cola and Delta Airlines spoke out against Georgia's new voting law as unduly restrictive last week, it seemed to signal a new activism springing from corporate America. But if leaders of the nation's most prominent companies are going to reject lawmakers who support restrictive voting measures, they will have to abruptly reverse course. State legislators across the country who have pushed for new voting restrictions, and also seized on former President Donald Trump's baseless claims of election…
• Coca-Cola CEO asks Congress to address Georgia election law By Jordan Valinksy | CNN Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey is escalating his criticism against recently passed voting laws in Georgia, saying he wants to be “crystal clear and state unambiguously that we are disappointed” in the legislation. In a new statement released Thursday, Quincey said that Coke, which is headquartered in Atlanta, has “long championed efforts to make it easier to vote” and has previously opposed legislation that “would diminish or deter access to voting.” “Our focus is now on…
• Under pressure, some Ga. corporate leaders slam voting bill Some of Georgia’s most prominent corporate leaders on Wednesday began to more forcefully criticize the state’s sweeping new election law, acknowledging concerns of civil rights activists and Black business executives who say the measure targets non-white voters and threatens the democratic process. The chief executives of Delta Air Lines and Coca-Cola pivoted from earlier, more equivocal statements and called the law “unacceptable,” opening an unusual rift with Republican leaders who championed the legislation and typically enjoy a cozy relationship with the state’s business community. The business lobby…
• MLB to move All-Star Game out of Georgia because of Georgia’s new voting law The Atlanta Braves during team practice at Truist Park on Friday, July 3, 2020, in Atlanta. | Associated PressPresident Biden recently criticized the Georgia voting law, saying MLB should remove the All-Star Game because of it Major League Baseball said Friday it would move the 2021 All-Star Game and 2021 draft out of Atlanta due to Georgia’s new voting law, ESPN reports. “Over the last week, we have engaged in thoughtful conversations with Clubs, former and current players, the Players…
• The Trump campaign reportedly cheated donors who thought they were making a one-time contribution, collecting recurring donations Summary List PlacementIn what seemed to be an effort to bolster political contributions in the heat of the 2020 election against now President Joe Biden, the Trump 2020 campaign reportedly duped supporters into making recurring donations without their explicit or known consent. An investigation of Federal Election Commission records done by the New York Times found that the Trump campaign, in the last two months of 2020, was forced to give hundreds of thousands of refunds in the amount of…