Google will stop donating to members of Congress who voted against certifying the US election result

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Google says it has halted donations for lawmakers who objected to the US election result.

A host of industry titans froze political contributions after rioters stormed the US Capitol.

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Google says it will not donate to members of Congress this cycle who voted against certifying the results of the 2020 US election.

Last week, Google and a host of other leading tech players, including Amazon, Facebook, and Microsoft, announced they would suspend donations to politicians who voted against certifying Joe Biden’s presidential victory, citing the storming of the US Capitol, which left five people dead.

“After the disturbing events at the Capitol, NetPAC paused all contributions while undertaking a review,” a Google representative told Insider.

“Following that review, the NetPAC board has decided that it will not be making any contributions this cycle to any member of Congress who voted against certification of the election results.”

Google did not immediately respond to a request from Insider for further comment.

Google’s political action committee previously donated to Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, but the 2016 presidential hopeful has faced a backlash after leading the objection to the Electoral College certification.

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Cruz’s own staffers are said to be “disgusted” by his actions, which include peddling election misinformation and sending out a fundraising email while a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters breached the Capitol.

Walmart and Morgan Stanley are among the other household names that have cut off political funding to the 147 GOP lawmakers who voted against certifying the results in one or more states that voted for Biden.

Hallmark went a step further, asking Republican Sens. Josh Hawley and Roger Marshall, who both voted against Biden’s certification, to refund its political donations.

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DaDa_Bear on January 26th, 2021 at 12:22 UTC »

This is messed up. Think about it. All our politicians are funded by corporations. They don't work for us, the people. They basically work for the 1% and the corporations. We need to take our government back.

Yearntoconcern on January 26th, 2021 at 12:16 UTC »

The fuck is any large company funding our lawmakers? Tske money out of politics, period.

cyclemonster on January 26th, 2021 at 11:56 UTC »

For one whole election cycle! So courageous. I'm sure two years will be enough time to purge the coup-curious elements from the GOP.