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THE PRESIDENT'S FILING — President Donald
Trump's campaign has $33 million in the
bank and has also been paying out to businesses linked to himself and his
campaign manager Brad Parscale. Campaign Pro's Maggie Severns : "Trump properties were paid $150,000 by his campaign
between the beginning of April and the end of June. ... Parscale's consulting
firm netted more than $1.3 million from the Trump campaign during the
three-month period. ... Trump's campaign operation raised $18 million between
April and the end of June overall, a slight decrease from the $20 million it
had raised during the first three months of the year. In addition to Trump's
campaign, the president established two joint fundraising committees that raise
funds that are distributed among both the campaign and the Republican National
Committee." [POLITICO's Morning Score, July 16, 2018]
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| WOMEN |
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| WHIMSEY |
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| TRADE |
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| PUBLIC LANDS & NATURAL
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| JUDICIAL MATTERS |
Distributors Sue to Block New York Opioids Fee
— The drug wholesalers lobby Healthcare
Distribution Alliance has filed a lawsuit seeking
to block New York's Opioid Stewardship Act, saying the law — which aims to fund
addiction centers through charges to opioid distributors and manufacturers — is
unconstitutional and would cost the companies a collective $600 million. The
lobby argued that distributors don't play a role in prescribing or dispensing
the addictive drugs. [POLITICO's Prescription Pulse, July 16, 2018]
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| FROM THE PORCH |
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| BERNIE SANDERS |
— Bezos Berned: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) dinged Bezos
over his new wealth status during a "CEOs vs. Workers" town hall
Monday night, attended by former employees from Amazon, Disney, Walmart and
other corporations. Sitting beside a row of empty seats marked for Bezos and
other company leaders — whom he slammed on Twitter for not making an appearance
— Sanders argued that "a significant percentage of workers who work at
Amazon are working at wages so low that they are dependent upon government
programs."
— Amazon Fire-s back: Earlier Monday,
Sanders challenged Bezos to "have the guts to face Amazon workers"
and "explain why he's worth $151 billion but won't pay them a living
wage." An Amazon representative declined to say whether any company
officials were present at the town hall. But in a statement provided to MT, the
company responded to Sanders' critique: "We encourage anyone to compare
our pay and benefits to other retailers. Amazon is proud to have created over
130,000 new jobs last year alone. These are good jobs with highly competitive
pay and full benefits." [POLITICO's Morning
Tech, July 17, 2018]
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