INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — The Koch-backed
political juggernaut that helped fuel political opposition to the
Affordable Care Act will now deploy its resources in defense of the
signature legislative accomplishment of the Trump era, aiming to provide cover for Republican lawmakers who backed a major tax overhaul in the face of stiff political headwinds.
Americans for Prosperity, the chief political
arm of the network of public advocacy organizations founded by
industrialists Charles and David Koch, this weekend reiterated the
pledge it made last summer to spend upwards of $400 million to help
boost likeminded candidates and incumbents in the midterm elections.
What’s changed in the six months since the
Koch network last gathered is that the GOP-led Congress rebounded after a
failed Obamacare repeal effort to see through legislation slashing
corporate and individual tax rates.
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Source: NBC News
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