Corporations that support traitors also finance crooked Democrats!

After the violent January 6 attack forced lawmakers to evacuate the Capitol in fear for their lives, 147 Republicans in Congress still voted against certifying the election results and dozens of companies initially promised to hold them accountable, but most abandoned those commitments.

On January 21, the 13th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision in Citizens United v. FEC, one of Senator Robert Menendez's most vocal critics will mark the occasion by alerting citizens that the corrupt politician took money from the same corporations that supported Republican seditionists.

Hundreds of corporations that were identified by Open Secrets as contributors to 'election denying Republicans' also gave money to political committees controlled by Senator Bob Menendez, according to Lisa McCormick, the progressive champion who earned nearly four out of ten votes cast when she challenged the corrupt incumbent in the 2018 Democratic primary election.

Expressing her renewed resolve to eradicate the corrosive influence of money in politics, McCormick says the unethical, hawkish lawmaker is part of the corrupt political establishment in New Jersey.

The money Menendez collected from businesses that also gave campaign funds to the 142 members of Congress who voted against the certification of 2020 election results suggests that 'legalized bribery' is as much a threat to democracy as the U.S. Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021, according to McCormick.

"Corporate PACs and industry trade groups steered over $66 million to election deniers during the two years since the attempted coup d'état on Jan. 6, 2021,” said Lisa McCormick. "More than 350 of those same groups contributed more than $3 million to Senator Menendez because he is also no friend of democracy."

"If he cared at all Senator Menendez would have led efforts to repair the virtual legalization of bribery and overt cheating used by both parties such as rigging the primary ballots, gerrymandering, and the dependence of candidates on private financial support," said McCormick.

Sedition supporters contributed a total of $3,345,042 to New Millennium PAC, the Leadership PAC affiliated with Senator Robert Menendez, and his campaign committee, Menendez for Senate, according to documents for both entities filed with the Federal Election Commission.

With a highly targeted grassroots campaign that refused dirty money and spent less than $5,000, McCormick earned 159,998 votes in her June 2018 challenge to Menendez — a number that put her among the top ten statewide Democratic primary vote-getters in the last quarter-century — but she still lost despite her opponent's unanimous admonishment by the US Senate Ethics Committee plus his bribery and corruption indictment by the Obama administration Justice Department.

"When Americans cannot remove from public office traitors and thieves, there is something deeply broken in our political system," said McCormick.

"Corporate America pretended to recognize that democracy was endangered by the armed and violent mob that stormed the Capitol, but that failed coup d'état was not the only threat to our freedom and the rule of law,” said Lisa McCormick. "Many companies that cut off donations to seditionist Republicans after January 6 quickly resumed paying off politicians so they would not lose influence with lawmakers."

"In addition to filling the campaign coffers of congressmen who voted to reject the honest results of a free and fair election, corporations and industry groups are also undermining our democracy by engaging in overt bribery by funneling cash to elected officials like Senator Bob Menendez,” said Lisa McCormick. "Corporate America has been trying to undermine democracy for decades. Lewis Powell wrote a memo, that was a blueprint for corporate domination of American democracy, to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in 1971. By taking their dirty money and failing to repair our broken campaign finance system, Senator Menendez is aiding and abetting those who would destroy American democracy."

Among the corporate PACs and industry trade groups that contributed to both election deniers and Senator Bob Menendez are:

3M Co
Abbott Laboratories
AbbVie Inc
AECOM US
AFLAC Inc
Airbus Group
Aircraft Owners & Pilots Assn
Airports Council Intl/North America
Akin, Gump et al
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
Alston & Bird
Altria Group
Amalgamated Sugar
Amazon.com
Ambulatory Surgery Center Association PAC
Amedisys Inc
American Academy of Audiology
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Academy of Neurology
American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
American Airlines
American Assn of Nurse Practitioners
American Assn of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Assn/Oral & Maxillofacial Surg
American Bankers Assn
American Chemistry Council
American Clinical Laboratory Assn
American College of Cardiology
American College of Emergency Physicians
American College of Physicians Services
American College of Radiology
American Congress of Obstetricians & Gynecologists
American Council of Engineering Cos
American Council of Life Insurers
American Crystal Sugar
American Dental Association
American Express
American Financial Services Assn
American Fuel & Petrochem Manufacturers
American Gaming Assn
American Gas Assn
American Health Care Assn
American Hospital Association PAC
American Hotel & Lodging Association
American Institute of Architects
American Institute of CPAs
American Investment Council
American Nurses Association
American Olive Oil Producers Assn
American Optometric Association
American Osteopathic Association
American Physical Therapy Association
American Podiatric Medical Association
American Property Casualty Insurance Association
American Resort Development Association
American Road & Transport Builders Assn
American Soc for Clinical Lab Science
American Society for Radiation Oncology
American Sportfishing Assn
American Sugar Cane League
American Sugarbeet Growers Assn
American Water Works Co
America's Essential Hospitals
America's Health Insurance Plans
AmerisourceBergen Corp
Amgen Inc
Anheuser-Busch
Annaly Capital Management
Anywhere Real Estate
Apria Healthcare
Arcadis US
Arch Resources
Arconic Corp
ArentFox Schiff
Arkema Inc
Association of American Publishers
Astellas US
AT&T Inc
Bacardi USA
BAE Systems
Baker & Hostetler
Baker, Donelson et al
Barclays Group US
Barnes & Thornburg
Bayer Corp
Becton, Dickinson & Co
BGR Group
Biotechnology Innovation Organization
Blank Rome LLP
Blue Cross & Blue Shield Assn
BMO Financial Corp
BNSF Railway
Boehringer Ingelheim Corp
Boeing Co
Border Health
Bracewell LLP
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Brookdale Senior Living
Brownstein, Hyatt et al
Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney
CACI International
Caesars Entertainment
Calpine Corp
Career Education Colleges & Universities
Carrier Global
CGI Technologies & Solutions
Charter Communications
Chemours Co
Cheniere Energy
Chesapeake Energy
Chevron Corp
Cigar Assn of America
Citigroup Inc
Citizens Financial Group
Clear Channel Outdoor
CME Group
Coca-Cola Bottling Co United
Coca-Cola Co
Coca-Cola Consolidated
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Comcast Corp
Commercial Real Estate Finance Council
Consumer Bankers Assn
Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers
Covanta Energy Corp
Covington & Burling
Cox Enterprises
Cozen O'Connor
CSX Corp
CTIA
Cummins Inc
CVS Health
DaVita Inc
Day & Zimmermann
Deloitte LLP
Dentons US
Direct Selling Assn
Direct Supply Inc
DLA Piper
Duane Morris LLP
Duke Energy
Dunkin' Brands
DuPont Co
Dykema Gossett
Eli Lilly & Co
EMD Serono Inc
Entergy Corp
Ericsson Inc
Exelon Corp
Exxon Mobil
Federation of American Hospitals
Federation of Exchange Accommodators
FedEx Corp
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity National Financial
Fidelity National Information Services
Financial Services Institute
First American Financial Corp
First Command Financial Planning
FirstEnergy Corp
Florida Sugar Cane League
Fluor Corp
FMC Corp
FMR Corp
Foley & Lardner
Ford Motor Co
Fox Corp
Fresenius Medical Care North America
FS Investments
Genentech Inc
General Atomics
General Cigar Co
General Dynamics
General Electric
General Motors
Genesis HealthCare
GenesisCare USA
Genworth Financial
Gilead Sciences
Global Business Travel Assn
Google Inc
Greenberg Traurig LLP
H&R Block
Hartford Financial Services
HCA Inc
HDR Inc
Healthcare Distribution Alliance
Healthcare Supply Chain Assn
Herzog Contracting
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
HNTB Holdings
Hogan Lovells
Holland & Knight
Holland America Line
Honeywell International
HSBC North America
Huntington Ingalls Industries
Ice Miller LLP
iHeartMedia Inc
Independent Community Bankers of America
Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America
Institute for Portfolio Alternatives
Insured Retirement Institute
Intel Corp
International Bank of Commerce
International Franchise Assn
Intuit Inc
Invesco Ltd
Investment Co Institute
Iron Mountain Inc
ITG Brands
JM Family Enterprises
Johnson & Johnson
Jones Walker LLP
K&L Gates
King & Spalding
Kraft Heinz Co
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
L3Harris Technologies
Laboratory Corp of America
Lincoln National Corp
Locke Lord LLP
Lockheed Martin
Lowe's Companies
LPL Financial
Lundbeck Inc
LyondellBasell Industries
Maersk Inc
Managed Funds Assn
Marsh & McLennan
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
McDonald's Corp
McGuireWoods LLP
Medical Device Manufacturers Assn
Merck & Co
MetLife Inc
MGM Resorts International
Michael Baker International
Minn-Dak Farmers Co-Op
Molina Healthcare
MoneyGram International
Monument Strategies
Mortgage Bankers Assn
Motorola Solutions
Mutual of Omaha
National Apartment Assn
National Assn of Real Estate Investment Trusts
National Auto Dealers Assn
National Beer Wholesalers Assn
National Community Pharmacists Assn
National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Assn
National Marine Manufacturers Assn
National Multifamily Housing Council
National Restaurant Assn
National Stone, Sand & Gravel Assn
National Structured Settlements Trade Assn
National Utility Contractors Assn
National Venture Capital Assn
Navient Corp
NCTA The Internet & Television Assn
New York Life Insurance
News Corp
NextEra Energy
Nixon Peabody LLP
Norfolk Southern
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Nossaman LLP
Novartis Corp
Novo Nordisk
Nustar Energy
Ocean Spray Cranberries
OneMain Financial
Online Lenders Alliance
Organon & Co
Out of Home Advertising Assn of America
Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Assn
Pacific Life Insurance
Pfizer Inc
PG&E Corp
Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Of America
Pinnacle Bancorp
Pinnacle West Capital
Pitney Bowes Inc
Polsinelli PC
Premium Cigar Assn
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Prime Policy Group
Primerica Inc
Principal Life Insurance
Prudential Financial
PTC Therapeutics
Purpose Financial
QC Holdings
Qualcomm Inc
Quest Diagnostics
Raytheon Technologies
Real Estate Roundtable
Regions Financial
Reinsurance Assn of America
Rent-A-Center
Reynolds American
RGA Reinsurance
Rite Aid Corp
Rock Holdings
Ryder System
Sanofi US
Sazerac Co
Select Medical Corp
Siemens Corp
Small Business Investor Alliance
Southern Minn Beet Sugar Co-Op
Southwest Airlines
Squire Patton Boggs
Steptoe & Johnson
Stinson LLP
Sugar Cane Growers Co-op of Florida
Swisher International
TD Bank USA
Tellurian Inc
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA
Textron Inc
T-Mobile USA
Toyota Motor North America
Trane Technologies
TransAmerica
UBS Americas
Union Pacific Corp
United Airlines
United Egg Assn
United Parcel Service
UnitedHealth Group
Unum Group
US Oncology
Vanguard Group
Varian Medical Systems
Verizon Communications
Viatris Inc
Visa Inc
Wakefern Food
Walt Disney Co
Wells Fargo
Western Sugar Cooperative
Westinghouse Electric
Weyerhaeuser Co
Williams & Jensen
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America
Winning Strategies Washington
Zoetis Inc