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Comcast PAC Gave Money To Every Senator Examining Time Warner Cable Merger

Posted by samzenpus on from the best-government-money-can-buy dept.

An anonymous reader writes in with news about money and politics that is sure to shock no one."It's no surprise that Comcast donates money to members of Congress. Political connections come in handy for a company seeking government approval of mergers, like Comcast's 2011 purchase of NBCUniversal and its proposed acquisition of Time Warner Cable (TWC). But just how many politicians have accepted money from Comcast's political arm? In the case of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which held the first congressional hearing on the Comcast/TWC merger yesterday, the answer is all of them."

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  1. Seems logical to me that they all need to recuse by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So let's see all of the Congress recuse themselves because of a conflict of interest, thus they can't do anything, thus...we're actually better off.

  2. This is how America ceases to be great by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is how America ceases to be great. We lose our edge, because society gets hijacked and the money flows to the wrong places instead of spurring innovation.

  3. If this is not a bribery then I don't know what is by Trachman · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If fact of donations will be confirmed, then Comcast lost in the court of public opinion. The merger should not be approved on the ground of anti-trust laws, unfair competition and reduced choice by consumers. At the minimum this should send a message to the future senators who will be tempted to take donations of the big business.