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Plan For Contractors To Unveil Contributions Slammed By GOP

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Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

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By Emelie Rutherford Senate Republicans are railing against a potential White House mandate for companies to disclose their political campaign contributions before being considered for government contracts. A draft of a White House executive order, dated April 13, calls for all companies bidding on contracts with the Pentagon and other executive agencies to submit lists of political contributions over the previous two years by the firms, their Political Action Committees, and senior executives. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and…

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