AOC, progressives call on Senate not to confirm lobbyists or executives to future administrations [View all]
Source: The Hill
Progressive Democrats on Friday called on Senate leadership to oppose the confirmation of any nominee to an executive branch position who is a lobbyist or former lobbyist for any corporate client or who is a C-suite officer for a private corporation.
In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), 13 progressive members of Congress asked that they oppose these nominees for this administration "or any future administration."
Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.), Raúl Grijalva (Ariz.), Barbara Lee (Calif.), Katie Porter (Calif.), Pramila Jayapal (Wash.), Rashida Tlaib (Minn.) and Ayanna Pressley (Mass.), among others, signed on to the letter.
"Ending the practice of filling cabinet and sub-cabinet posts with current or former corporate officers and lobbyists is not to offer a commentary on each individual person's character. It is to make a statement of principle," they wrote.
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