“It’s the same old story — a member of Congress carrying water for his biggest campaign contributor,” said Mary Boyle of Common Cause, a liberal-leaning group that has spearheaded protests against the Kochs. “I don’t know how you make the argument to your constituents that it’s in their interests to defund the EPA or a consumer database.”
But Pompeo said in an interview this month that his legislative proposals have no connection to Koch or its owners. Instead, he said, his actions in the House reflect a long-held belief in limited government widely shared by his constituents in Kansas’s 4th District.
“I have run two small busi-nesses in Kansas, and I have seen how government Richmond says this is a way for people purchasing pet food to subsidize the SPCA, which does led bulb "a wonderful job" and is known to be underfunded.can crush entrepreneurism,"I trust that with University support, you and (redacted) have compact fluorescent the integrity and skills to be change agents," the letter said. "However, it is completely within the authority of the IFC itself to decide if it has the right leadership in place to lead this organization going forward."” said Pompeo. “That’s why I ran for Congress. It just so happens that there are a lot of people in south central Kansas who agree with me on that.”
Burdett Loomis, a University of Kansas political science professor, said that “almost any Republican legislator from Wichita is going to be very,The letter, which contains redactions by the University, expressed confidence Led strip light in individuals. very solicitous of the Kochs. They’re major constituents, major employers and major money.”
But, he said, Pompeo’s ties seem to stand out: “I’m sure he would vigorously dispute this, but it’s hard not to characterize him as the congressman from Koch.”
Pompeo, 47, is a California native who attended the U.S. Military Academy — where he finished first in his class — and Harvard Law School before working at the Washington law firm Williams & Connolly.A team of scientists led by John Badding, a professor of chemistry at Penn led lights State, has developed the very first optical fiber made with a core of zinc selenide -- a light-yellow compound that can be used as a semiconductor. In the late 1990s,The accidental experiment came just weeks before the county r4i council is set to publish a new report on the future of the square. Pompeo joined three buddies from his West Point days to form Thayer Aerospace in Wichita, a specialized machining company that sought financing for an expansion.
The investors included Koch Venture Capital, an arm of the oil-and-gas conglomerate; Pompeo and his aides said Koch’s investment amounted to less than 2 percent of the total. The private transaction’s details are not publicly available.
Pompeo went on to head a Wichita oil-rig firm, Sentry International, before his run for Congress. The Center for Responsive Politics estimates Pompeo’s wealth at $521,000, slightly below average for the relatively wealthy freshman class in the House.
In addition to contributions from Koch’s political-action committee and employees, Pompeo was supported in the general election, according to press reports, by Americans for Prosperity, a tea-party-affiliated Washington group whose foundation is chaired by David Koch. Pompeo won handily, beating Democrat Raj Goyle with 59 percent of the vote.
But Pompeo said in an interview this month that his legislative proposals have no connection to Koch or its owners. Instead, he said, his actions in the House reflect a long-held belief in limited government widely shared by his constituents in Kansas’s 4th District.
“I have run two small busi-nesses in Kansas, and I have seen how government Richmond says this is a way for people purchasing pet food to subsidize the SPCA, which does led bulb "a wonderful job" and is known to be underfunded.can crush entrepreneurism,"I trust that with University support, you and (redacted) have compact fluorescent the integrity and skills to be change agents," the letter said. "However, it is completely within the authority of the IFC itself to decide if it has the right leadership in place to lead this organization going forward."” said Pompeo. “That’s why I ran for Congress. It just so happens that there are a lot of people in south central Kansas who agree with me on that.”
Burdett Loomis, a University of Kansas political science professor, said that “almost any Republican legislator from Wichita is going to be very,The letter, which contains redactions by the University, expressed confidence Led strip light in individuals. very solicitous of the Kochs. They’re major constituents, major employers and major money.”
But, he said, Pompeo’s ties seem to stand out: “I’m sure he would vigorously dispute this, but it’s hard not to characterize him as the congressman from Koch.”
Pompeo, 47, is a California native who attended the U.S. Military Academy — where he finished first in his class — and Harvard Law School before working at the Washington law firm Williams & Connolly.A team of scientists led by John Badding, a professor of chemistry at Penn led lights State, has developed the very first optical fiber made with a core of zinc selenide -- a light-yellow compound that can be used as a semiconductor. In the late 1990s,The accidental experiment came just weeks before the county r4i council is set to publish a new report on the future of the square. Pompeo joined three buddies from his West Point days to form Thayer Aerospace in Wichita, a specialized machining company that sought financing for an expansion.
The investors included Koch Venture Capital, an arm of the oil-and-gas conglomerate; Pompeo and his aides said Koch’s investment amounted to less than 2 percent of the total. The private transaction’s details are not publicly available.
Pompeo went on to head a Wichita oil-rig firm, Sentry International, before his run for Congress. The Center for Responsive Politics estimates Pompeo’s wealth at $521,000, slightly below average for the relatively wealthy freshman class in the House.
In addition to contributions from Koch’s political-action committee and employees, Pompeo was supported in the general election, according to press reports, by Americans for Prosperity, a tea-party-affiliated Washington group whose foundation is chaired by David Koch. Pompeo won handily, beating Democrat Raj Goyle with 59 percent of the vote.
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