Sentences with phrase «campaign contributions simply»

-- and the wealthy one percent who lay out the fat campaign contributions simply say, so what?

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But, as Chris Jacobs» state Senate campaign spokesman Craig Turner noted, simply returning the contributions to their original donors doesn't make much sense.

David Plouffe, a former aide to Barack Obama now working for the ride - sharing company, has claimed de Blasio is simply thwarting its progress because he received campaign contributions from taxi medallion owners, who have warily watched the number of Uber drivers eclipse their own ranks.

Instead of crying foul — after all, campaign contributions are fair game — I simply pointed out some of Sean's contributions and those of Senators Larkin and Holland that might have raised questions about motives for their support of certain recipients of Pataki - era economic development grants.

Rep. Jason Perillo, R - Shelton, said that system «simply launders campaign contributions from special interests» and sends it flooding into Connecticut's election system.

Political contributions of $ 750,000 are simply excessive — not impressive at all — especially when they require that politician to suspend his admirable quest for changes to New York's campaign finance laws and instead take advantage of their loopholes.

All these specious claims for wind energy are simply part of a long line of snake oil sales spiels — intended to fool the public, and to enable politicians to justify favoring special interests by enriching various rent - seekers (which will then return the favor via campaign contributions and other reelection support).

Given the timing, the payoff to Daniels looks a lot like an unreported campaign contribution, which would constitute a crime under U.S. law, but Cohen insists that he simply paid the money from the goodness of his heart.