Barbara Comstock with Neil Cavuto, because of course
Hello there, Republican ethics! During her time in the Virginia state legislature, Barbara Comstock, now running for Congress in Virginia, pushed a series of bills that were backed by an anti-union organization that
just happens to have been a client of her public relations firm. What's more:
Comstock, now running for a competitive House seat in the Washington, D.C. suburbs, also initially failed to list WFI as a client when she filed papers to run for the seat. Her campaign later disclosed the relationship to the Washington Post, calling the omission unintentional. Congressional candidates with an ownership interest in companies are required to report clients who paid $5,000 or more in fees.
The three anti-union bills Comstock passed while in the pay of the Workforce Fairness Institute were doubtless all things she supported independent of her financial interests, and Virginia ethics rules are so weak it's not clear she violated them. But it's a nice little window into how Comstock and the anti-worker right more generally work, with money being directly funneled to a legislator's business.
This isn't unexpected if you've followed Comstock's career, of course. We're talking about someone who supported forced ultrasounds, thinks the government should track immigrants like FedEx packages, and has a long history as one of the Republican Party's nastiest thugs.
Luckily, Comstock has a strong opponent in John Foust. Please chip in $3 to keep Barbara Comstock out of Congress.
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