U.S. Chamber of Commerce "Chamber of Horrors"
"While many people perceive the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as an apolitical and innocuous
business support organization, it is anything but. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, often through
its Institute for Legal Reform (ILR), is engaged in a largely covert effort to elect public officials
and judges who reflect a strong political agenda of protecting corporations from liability and
weakening the civil justice system.
It is generally hard to track in which races the U.S. Chamber/ILR gets involved, how much they
spend, and what the outcomes are. Secrecy is a hallmark of the U.S. Chamber/ILR’s strategy
when getting involved in electoral races. It sometimes goes to great lengths to keep its
involvement and funding a secret, hiding behind local front groups.
However, depositions and discovery documents obtained in a pending lawsuit surrounding the
2004 defeat of a pro-consumer candidate for Washington State Attorney General, Deborah Senn,
illustrate just how organized, systematic, and aggressive the U.S. Chamber/ILR’s operation is."
Read the full report from the Center for Justice and Democracy here.
business support organization, it is anything but. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, often through
its Institute for Legal Reform (ILR), is engaged in a largely covert effort to elect public officials
and judges who reflect a strong political agenda of protecting corporations from liability and
weakening the civil justice system.
It is generally hard to track in which races the U.S. Chamber/ILR gets involved, how much they
spend, and what the outcomes are. Secrecy is a hallmark of the U.S. Chamber/ILR’s strategy
when getting involved in electoral races. It sometimes goes to great lengths to keep its
involvement and funding a secret, hiding behind local front groups.
However, depositions and discovery documents obtained in a pending lawsuit surrounding the
2004 defeat of a pro-consumer candidate for Washington State Attorney General, Deborah Senn,
illustrate just how organized, systematic, and aggressive the U.S. Chamber/ILR’s operation is."
Read the full report from the Center for Justice and Democracy here.
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