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American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC.

7. FedEx and
8. UPS

How’s this for cozy? UPS‘s vice president of corporate public affairs is the second vice chairman of ALEC’s private enterprise advisory board. Meanwhile, FedEx has at least one lobbyist on the executive committee for ALEC’s Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development Task Force. Good thing can we still rely on the U.S. Postal Serv … I can’t even type that sentence with a straight face, ugh.

ALL BUT TWO REPUBLICANS VOTE AGAINST INCREASED BENEFITS FOR VETERANS

Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., stands in defeat
WASHINGTON (AP) — Just a reminder during these election times. Remember it was a Republican majority Senate that derailed Democratic legislation that would have provided $21 billion for medical, education and job-training benefits for the nation’s veterans.