WASHINGTON — Following last week’s riot here, several major health care corporations and lobbying groups are reevaluating their support for the 147 Republican lawmakers who voted against certifying the results of November’s presidential election.
Most notably, PhRMA, the drug industry trade group known for aggressive campaign spending, said it would pause contributions specifically to candidates who voted against certifying President-elect Biden’s Electoral College win. The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, an insurer federation, announced last week it would do the same. The American Hospital Association, which initially suspended all contributions, announced Thursday that it, too, would suspend donations specifically to the Republicans who voted against certifying the election result.
“The actions that took place violate the values of our nation and the values held by America’s biopharmaceutical research companies,” Stephen Ubl, PhRMA’s president and CEO, told STAT in a statement. “That is why we are pausing political giving to those who voted to reject the outcome of the election.”
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