Posted on 12/16/2021 9:56:36 AM PST by DFG
Several top Nike executives funneled more than $60,000 to the re-election campaign of Democratic Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden over the course of just 16 days in September.
On Wednesday evening, Wyden blocked the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act which the House passed unanimously Tuesday and the Senate was expected to overwhelmingly approve. President Joe Biden vowed to sign the bill once passed by both chambers and work with Congress to “ensure global supply chains are free of forced labor,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement.
Nike, a major benefactor of Wyden, was one of several corporations to lobby against the bill, The New York Times previously reported. A March 2020 report from the bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) concluded that the Oregon-based athletic apparel giant was one of several corporations suspected to either directly employ forced labor or source materials from suppliers using forced labor in Xinjiang.
Between Sept. 15-30, 10 Nike executives including CEO John Donahoe and Executive Chairman Mark Parker each made two $2,900 contributions to Wyden, according to federal elections campaign data. Scott Uzzell, the CEO of Nike subsidiary Converse, made a single contribution of $2,900.
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There was a time when liberals like this puke from Oregon disapproved of what they called overseas sweatshops. We never realized their anger was because they believed those workers should actually have been slaves.
This is a case study in the need for a constitutional amendment to only allow campaign contributions from those who can vote for the candidate.
I have been saying exactly that for years and I firmly believe that any Candidate for Public Office that accepts a contribution from ANY Person that can NOT legally cast a vote for him/her, should be GUILTY OF BRIBERY as well as the Contributor. And it should be a 20 year sentence with 100% Civil Asset Forfeiture for BOTH Parties.
Yeah, makes you want to run out right now and buy NIKE shoes, and celebrate the China Communist party¡ Hurray¡ Let’s Go Brandon.
Ron "skeletor" Wydon
How else are their executives going to profit?(/s)
The Portland-poisoned State of Oregon has continually provided the burr on the buttocks of America named Ron Wyden since the 1990’s.
Historically, there is not a cause layered with money that Mr. Widen would refuse a slice. Also, historically, though elected by those who seem to be his constituants, he has more often voted in league with his cash cow funding solicitors.
$2,900 is the individual campaign donation limit.
Husband and spouse can do $2,900 each.
I saw in another article that Wyden tried to attach an unrelated topic to this bill, but I saw nothing on how he blocked the bill against near unanimous support. I bet the Dems and Biden didn’t want it passed and Wyden was picked to do some procedural trick to keep it from passing but allow all the Dems to claim support.
Paging those overpaid pro athletes sponsored by Nike...
I’m still trying to figure out how Zuckerberg dumped 400 million into rigging elections without anybody sentient noticing or saying a word.
We have the best government money can buy.
Didn’t liberals at one time oppose what they called slave labor. I seem to remember there was a time. Whether it was Mexico or Thailand.
“ Several top Nike executives funneled more than $60,000 to the re-election campaign of Democratic Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden”
AKA bribed them to protect their cheap slave labor 🤪
As long as any politicians has any say over my life, how I live and what of mine he will take, it is my right to support him or his opponent. Senators from all 49 other states have as much power over my life as do my own two senators. Similarly for reps.
And repealing 17 would fix that and a whole host of other problems we have since it was enacted.
It was easy, he did not give directly to candidates, he gave it to NGOs for their "Get out the vote" operations.
Election fraud is expensive.
This is such a stupid and uninformative story. If one single Senator can block a bill passed by the House, then why can’t 6uild 6ack 6etter be blocked by just Sen. Rand?
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