How a bill becomes law, the 2019 version

[mahatmakanejeeves]

David Fahrenthold Retweeted

A wealthy Republican donor had been pushing her pet policy in Congress for years, to no avail, when she spoke with Trump at a formal event held at the private luxury resort he still profits from

Now, the White House backs her idea https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-powerful-lobbying-tool-in-the-trump-era-the-presidents-ear-11555493400 …

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It's almost as though having the means to make payments that personally benefit the president offers wealthy people unprecedented, direct access to him in a feedback loop that enriches him while giving them face-time they only got because they're rich.

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[eppur_se_muova]

1. Worst. Schoolhouse. Rock. Episode. Ever. nt

[guillaumeb]

2. Would you believe that this might be a coincidence?

Nor would I.