In an op-ed this week, Scott Walker wrongly accused Hillary Clinton of being beholden to special interests because she stands up for America’s workers. This is rich coming from Walker, who puts the interests of billionaires like the Koch Brothers ahead of the interests of Wisconsin’s hardworking families. Despite his promises to the contrary, Walker has failed to create jobs, strengthen the economy and reduce Wisconsin’s deficit. In fact, Walker’s only “achievement” has been to sign laws endorsed by the Koch Brothers, his most reliable mega-donors.
Just follow the money. In 2010, Koch Industries’ political action committee cut checks to the tune of $43,000 to make sure that Walker won his gubernatorial bid. After Walker took office, David Koch’s Americans for Prosperity poured $10 million to endorse and defend Walker’s pro-Koch agenda in Wisconsin. In addition to Walker’s well-known fight to gut public sector unions, he also pushed legislation that made it more difficult for Wisconsin asbestos victims – many of whom were veterans – to seek damages from the companies that exposed them to the chemical.
So after years of doing the bidding of some of the biggest special interest groups in America, Scott Walker now has the gall to go after Hillary Clinton and her pledge to build a new American economy led by the middle class. Well, the record speaks for itself. Hillary Clinton fights for the middle class. Walker is fighting for the Koch Brothers, plain and simple.
KOCH SPONSORED:
- Koch Industries PAC donated $43,000 to Walker’s gubernatorial campaign in 2010.
- Walker has called for serious cuts to entitlement programs and his support for George W. Bush’s plan to slash Social Security made him a Koch favorite.
- Americans for Prosperity, a group founded by David Koch, spent $10 million promoting Walker’s policies in 2011 and 2012.
- Koch Industries lobbied extensively to make it harder for victims of asbestos to file lawsuits, many of whom were veterans. The Koch backed bill was later signed into law by Scott Walker.
- Even though a large number of Wisconsin veterans opposed the legislation, Scott Walker signed a bill backed by the Koch Brothers that made it more difficult for victims of asbestos to file lawsuits.