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Microsoft will pause political giving through 2022 to lawmakers who voted against certifying the
presidential electionMicrosoft will suspend contributions from its PAC through the 2022 election cycle to federal legislators who denied certification of the presidential election, the company said in a blog post Friday.
Following the Jan. 6 insurrection in which supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol as Congress was voting to certify the election, the tech giant halted all political contributions, pending review. Now, the company has determined it will only suspend contributions to federal legislators who opposed certifying President Joe Biden's win, as well as state officials and organizations that supported overturning the vote.
"We believe these steps are appropriate given the importance of these issues for the stability and future of American democracy," Fred Humphries, vice president of US government affairs, wrote in an email to the company's PAC community.
Microsoft also changed the name of its PAC to the Microsoft Corporation Stakeholders Voluntary PAC in order to indicate stakeholder contributions are voluntary. The company's PAC came under fire last month by employees who criticized it for donating to Republicans who supported unfounded claims of election fraud. Insider reported that President Brad Smith told employees the PAC allowed the company to gain access to legislators who could advocate for corporate interests.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/microsoft-pause-political-giving-2022-205458229.html
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