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Citizen Satirist (CS)'s avatar

Maybe not and its follow the $?:

https://www.amgen.com/about/how-we-operate/policies-practices-and-disclosures/transparency-disclosures/political-contributions

"Reports containing our political contributions can be found at the following links:"

- January 1, 2022 – June 30, 2022 https://www.amgen.com/about/how-we-operate/policies-practices-and-disclosures/transparency-disclosures/-/media/Themes/CorporateAffairs/amgen-com/amgen-com/downloads/political-contributions/2022-political-contributions-jan-june.pdf

- July 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021 https://www.amgen.com/about/how-we-operate/policies-practices-and-disclosures/transparency-disclosures/-/media/Themes/CorporateAffairs/amgen-com/amgen-com/downloads/political-contributions/2021-political-contributions-july-dec.pdf

- January 1, 2021 – June 30, 2021 https://www.amgen.com/about/how-we-operate/policies-practices-and-disclosures/transparency-disclosures/-/media/Themes/CorporateAffairs/amgen-com/amgen-com/downloads/political-contributions/2021-political-contributions-jan-june.pdf

- July 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020 https://www.amgen.com/about/how-we-operate/policies-practices-and-disclosures/transparency-disclosures/-/media/Themes/CorporateAffairs/amgen-com/amgen-com/downloads/political-contributions/2020-political-contributions-jul-dec.pdf

January 1, 2020 – June 30, 2020 - https://www.amgen.com/about/how-we-operate/policies-practices-and-disclosures/transparency-disclosures/-/media/Themes/CorporateAffairs/amgen-com/amgen-com/downloads/political-contributions/2020-political-contributions-jan-june.pdf

- July 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019 https://www.amgen.com/about/how-we-operate/policies-practices-and-disclosures/transparency-disclosures/-/media/Themes/CorporateAffairs/amgen-com/amgen-com/downloads/political-contributions/2019-political-contributions-jul---dec.pdf

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Donna in MO's avatar

Thanks for this!! If you want to dig further into how Pharma has DC on the take, you can search by pharma company here https://www.statnews.com/feature/prescription-politics/federal-full-data-set/ Seventy-two senators and 302 members of the House of Representatives cashed a check from the pharmaceutical industry ahead of the 2020 election β€” representing more than two-thirds of Congress, according to a new STAT analysis of records for the full election cycle.

Pfizer’s political action committee alone contributed to 228 lawmakers. Amgen’s PAC donated to 218, meaning that each company helped to fund the campaigns of nearly half the lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

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Nikki (Gayle) Nicholson's avatar

I had stock in phizer, but after the insanity of jabs, I had to sell all stocks, I felt like I had shares in concentration camps, and it made me physically ill.

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Donna in MO's avatar

There needs to be a 'conservatives only' mutual fund - to push back on all of this 'ESG score' crap!!

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We the Sheeple's avatar

Check out Vivek Ramaswamy (sp) he is doing just that. It may not be conservatives only, but, they are not putting money into any company that's pushing ESG. Good luck!

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Donna Ruth's avatar

There - are - no - words.

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Bridget T's avatar

Something I knew intuitively but didn’t have proof of. Thank u!

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Julie Ann B's avatar

That’s so disappointing and disgraceful. The DC swamp is deep. So many elected (or selected) politicians are corrupt.

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Nikki (Gayle) Nicholson's avatar

probably before arrival and definitely after arrival to the swamp.

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Copernicus's avatar

Oooh, wow. Crazy. Thanks for looking into this and sharing what you found.

Looks like several of my slimy, lilly-livered state and federal lawmakers (or, maybe we should start calling them legal money thieves) are on the list. 😑

Makes me wish that corporations could not give to the legal money thieves. 😠

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CuiBono?'s avatar

So sick of these ppl, all of them! SO. SICK. Thanks for this info.

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BC's avatar

Let me assure you that Amgen is a very political company. LOL don't ask me how I know. Also very Hollyweird connected - HQ in Thousand Oaks, close enough to LALALand.

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Citizen Satirist (CS)'s avatar

Is there such a thing as not a very political company nowadays??? especially in any heavily regulated industry like BIG PHARMA???

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LizardFro's avatar

Some of these are conservatives or very Republicans PACs

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Citizen Satirist (CS)'s avatar

Isn't interesting how they spread their money throughout the Uniparty as Sundance / Conservative Tree House calls them???

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