Gillibrand is slated to attend a March 31 fundraiser at the New York home of Sally Susman, Pfizer's executive vice president and chief corporate affairs officer, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter. Ticket prices range from $1,000 to $2,700, these people added.
What does "chief corporate affairs officer," mean other than politician schmoozer? CNBC sub-headlined its item with three opening bullet points:
- Presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand is to attend a fundraiser at the home of Sally Susman, a top Pfizer executive, on March 31, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter.
- Tickets cost $1,000 to $2,700, these people added.
- Susman is a major figure in Democratic fundraising circles. She was a lead bundler for President Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign.
So have you wondered why Obama took big pharma reform of any kind off the table at the start of his pushing the Herritage Foundation's sop to big insurance, Romneycare, upon us as if it were a real attempt at actual reform; why we were diverted from single payer and even from public option?
He was bought, by Phizer, before he was elected, as is Gillibrand, who will NOT become our next President. End of story.
Well, not quite: Business Insider:
Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York said she believes that a fundraiser hosted at a Pfizer executive's home does not conflict with her goal of curbing "lobbyist money" from politics.
During a Fox News interview on Monday, Gillibrand was asked of news reports that Sally Susman, Pfizer's executive vice president of Corporate Affairs, was hosting a fundraiser at her home in New York on March 31. Susman chairs the pharmaceutical company's Political Action Committee and contributed to Gillibrand's campaign, as well as former President Barack Obama's re-election campaign.
People familiar with the event say that ticket prices are between $1,000 to $2,700, according to CNBC.
Fox News anchor Chris Wallace asked Gillibrand if she believed that access to candidates was "for sale" in the 2020 US presidential election. Gillibrand replied by defending the fundraiser and described Susman as a "dear friend who I've known for years."
"I think you do need to get money out of politics," Gillibrand said to Wallace. "The most important thing we have to do is upend the way our democracy functions. Today, the wealthiest most powerful lobbyists and special interests groups get to write bills in the dead of night ..."
If you believe that Gillibrand is not fully purchased, why not just believe Donald Trump? He's a liar who's there already.
That is - end of story.