As Senator Marco Rubio tries to spin tales on how he will hold big business accountable, his actions speak louder than his words. He’s been one of Wall Street’s and corporate America’s biggest supporters in the Senate, taking money from corporate PACs and high-powered lobbyists, while giving them enormous tax handouts.
“Let us know when Senator Rubio votes to overturn the $2 trillion corporate tax handout he voted for in 2017,” said End Citizens United // Let America Vote President Tiffany Muller. “When he does that, and stops taking millions of dollars from corporate PACs, perhaps we’ll take his ‘breakup’ seriously. Otherwise, his words are as hypocritical as they are meaningless.”
See below for a list of the great moments Senator Rubio and his wealthy corporate donors have had together:
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Voted to give corporations a $2 trillion tax handout, which he later admitted hurt American workers.
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Received nearly $1.2 million bundled by lobbyists during his 2016 presidential campaign, the most of any Republican candidate that cycle.
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Praised the odious Citizens United Supreme Court decision that gave corporations unlimited power to corrupt our elections as “a victory.”
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His past tax proposals would have given a $1 million tax cut to the wealthiest 0.1% of Americans and tax giveaways to the biggest corporations.
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Took over $4 million from Wall Street donors during his 2016 presidential campaign—-the most of any candidate in that election—-and his campaign was propped by Wall Street funded Super PACS.
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Kept taking corporate PAC money, while railing against “woke” businesses.
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