Clinton’s ‘Enemies’ In Pharmaceutical and Insurance Industries Have Supported Her Campaigns

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Democratic Debate 2015: Hillary Clinton’s ‘Enemies’ In Pharmaceutical and Insurance Industries Have Supported Her Campaigns, Foundation
By Andrew Perez and David Sirota

In 2008, Clinton was the among the three biggest recipients of campaign cash from pharmaceutical-related companies, according to data compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics. In all, the watchdog group reports that she raised $738,000 from employees of pharmaceutical manufacturers and companies classified as “Pharmaceuticals /Health Products.” The center reports that Clinton also raised more than $1.2 million from the insurance industry -- which includes health insurers.

Meanwhile, the Clinton Foundation has received between $1 million and $5 million worth of donations separately from drug manufacturers Pfizer and Procter & Gamble, and from the health insurer Humana. Some of those companies made donations as recently as this year, according to the foundation’s website.

As secretary of state, Clinton repeatedly championed the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which critics say includes provisions that strengthen patent protection for drug manufacturers. (Last week, she declared that she now opposes the trade deal.) As a presidential candidate in 2008, she promoted the idea of a federal mandate effectively requiring Americans to buy private health insurance.

Those Clinton positions were strongly supported by the same drug and insurance industries that she now calls “enemies.”

At least she doesn't get donations from Iran.


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[PatrickforO]

1. Good post.

Damaging links.

[JRLeft]

2. She's a liar.

[kcjohn1]

3. It pains me

That some people fall for her lies. I don't know how someone can say with straight face many of the things she says. Like she has any enemies in corporate America.

[Hoyt]

4. "Enemies" usually "support" those they expect to win. They often get nothing

in return.

[Ino]

5. She slipped up here?...

I represented Wall Street, as a senator from New York, and I went to Wall Street in December of 2007 - before the big crash that we had - and I basically said, "cut it out! Quit foreclosing on homes! Quit engaging in these kinds of speculative behaviors."

She admitted she was a tool?

[Babel_17]

6. It's like the brilliance of Napoleon

He defeated most of Europe then forced his vanquished foes to support him. It was brilliant!

Oh, wait a minute ...