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David Valadao Put Gun Lobby Donors Over American Lives With Vote Against Bipartisan Gun Safety Bill

Jun 27, 2022

 Valadao has benefitted from nearly $100,000 from the gun lobby

End Citizens United // Let America Vote President Tiffany Muller released the below statement reacting to Valadao’s vote against the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act to curb gun violence:

“David Valadao doesn’t have a spine. By voting against the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, he proved once again that he is bought and paid for by wealthy and powerful gun lobbyists. At a time when communities across the country are being devastated by gun violence and families are calling for change, Valadao is more focused on pleasing the special interests that keep him in power. Californians will remember his betrayal in November.”

Instead of keeping our communities safe and protecting kids from violent crime, Valadao sided with the radical gun lobby and their hundreds of millions of dollars in lobbying and political spending by voting against this bipartisan bill to keep Americans safe. Since Citizens United, big money gun groups have spent over $302 million to block widely popular, bipartisan gun violence prevention measures. The gun lobby alone has spent nearly $100,000 to back Valadao.

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