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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><strong>UPDATE: </strong>April 28<strong>&nbsp;</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">—&nbsp;</span>The

legislation passed out of the Ways and Means Committee on a party line

vote with all Republicans in support and Democrats in opposition. Prior

to the vote, committee members were sent <a data-beacon="{" p="p" mnid="mnid" entry_text="entry_text" lnid="lnid" citation="citation" mpid="mpid" href="http://democrats.waysandmeans.house.gov/sites/democrats.waysandmeans.house.gov/files/documents/Koch%20bros%20letter.pdf" target="_blank">another letter in support of the bill</a>.

This letter came from Phillip Ellender, president of Koch Public

Sector, the official lobbying and PR arm of the Koch brothers.</font>

<font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><strong>PREVIOUSLY:</strong></font>

<font face="Times New Roman" size="4">WASHINGTON — Republicans in Congress are trying to decrease the

already scant amount of disclosure for politically-active nonprofits —

known as dark money groups. The legislative effort is unsurprisingly

supported by the main political arm of the billionaire brothers Charles

and David Koch.</font>

<font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.) is <a data-beacon="{" p="p" mnid="mnid" entry_text="entry_text" lnid="lnid" citation="citation" mpid="mpid" href="https://philanthropynewyork.org/news/congressman-roskam-expected-introduce-donor-disclosure-legislation#.VyDZg4vIT0U.twitter" target="_blank">expected to introduce a bill</a>

in the Ways and Means Committee that would eliminate the requirement

for nonprofits to make a non-public disclosure of their donors to the

IRS when they file their annual tax forms. The donor disclosures — known

as the Schedule B report — are not released to the public, but the list

of donation amounts with the donor names redacted are released.</span></font>

<font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The bill is supported by Freedom

Partners Chamber of Commerce, the dark money donor hub run by the Koch

brothers. The Kochs operate a vast political empire that mostly operates

through nonprofit organizations that do not disclose their donations.</span></font>

<font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“This bill is an important first step

toward reaffirming Americans’ right to free speech while protecting

them from threats and intimidation because of their personal beliefs,<b>”

Mark Holden, Freedom Partners chairman and lead lobbyist for Koch

Industries, <a data-beacon="{" p="p" mnid="mnid" entry_text="entry_text" lnid="lnid" citation="citation" mpid="mpid" href="http://freedompartners.org/newsroom/freedom-partners-supports-legislation-prevent-irs-abuse-protect-free-speech/" target="_blank">said in a statement</a>.</b></span></font>

<font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Roskam’s legislation comes amid a

court case involving the donor list of another Koch brothers outfit,

Americans for Prosperity Foundation. California attorney general Kamala

Harris had sought the donor list of the organization for non-public

review to ensure that it was abiding by California laws. A federal

court, however, agreed on April 21 with Americans for Prosperity

Foundation’s argument that this was a <a data-beacon="{" p="p" mnid="mnid" entry_text="entry_text" lnid="lnid" citation="citation" mpid="mpid" href="http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-koch-brothers-group-donors-kamala-harris-20160421-story.html" target="_blank">violation of its First Amendment rights</a>.</span></font>

<font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Campaign finance reform and transparency proponents issued <a data-beacon="{" p="p" mnid="mnid" entry_text="entry_text" lnid="lnid" citation="citation" mpid="mpid" href="http://www.democracy21.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Final-Reform-Group-Letter-House-4-27-16.pdf" target="_blank">a letter</a>

calling on members of the Ways and Means Committee to oppose Roskam’s

bill. Those backing the letter include Brennan Center for Justice,

Campaign Legal Center, Common Cause, CREW, Democracy 21, Public Citizen,

Sunlight Foundation and Rootstrikers.</span></font>

<font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Eliminating the existing requirement

for disclosure to the IRS of donations to 501(c)(4) “social welfare”

groups would open the door wide for secret, unaccountable money from

foreign governments, foreign corporations and foreign individuals to be

illegally laundered into federal elections through 501(c)(4) groups,”

the letter reads.</span></font></p></div><font face="Times New Roman" size="4">

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<h2><font face="Times New Roman" size="4">More:</font></h2>

<font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><a class="tag" data-beacon="{" p="p" mpid="mpid" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/koch-brothers/">Koch Brothers</a> <a class="tag" data-beacon="{" p="p" mpid="mpid" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/kochs/">Kochs</a> <a class="tag" data-beacon="{" p="p" mpid="mpid" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/charles-koch/">Charles Koch</a> <a class="tag" data-beacon="{" p="p" mpid="mpid" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/david-koch/">David Koch</a> <a class="tag" data-beacon="{" p="p" mpid="mpid" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/campaign-finance/">Campaign Finance</a></font>

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While the Koch brothers’ conservative donor <a target="_blank" href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0111/48277.html">conferences</a>

and support of the political group Americans for Prosperity have drawn

extensive scrutiny in the past year, Ellender is part of a l<b>ow-profile

Koch inner circle that includes Richard Fink, a former academic who sits

on the boards of Koch-funded nonprofits, and Mark Holden, Koch

Industries’ top lawyer, and that is more directly involved in carrying

out the Kochs’ legislative and political agenda.

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MENU. More News. Page ... and that's completely inappropriate," said <b>Mark</b> <b>Holden</b>, <b>Koch</b> Industries executive and <b>Freedom</b> <b>Partners</b> chairman. <b>Holden</b> also ...</font></div><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><b>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Koch_Donor_Summits_and_Known_Attendees">Koch Donor Summits and Known Attendees</span></h2>

<h3><span class="mw-headline" id=".22Unprecedented.22_Spending_Plans_for_2016_Election_Cycle">"Unprecedented" Spending Plans for 2016 Election Cycle</span></h3>

<p>At the January 2015 Koch network meeting, it was revealed that the

network planned to spend $889 million on the 2016 election campaign, a

goal the <i>New York Times</i> called "unprecedented" and which "would

put it on track to spend nearly as much as the campaigns of each party’s

presidential nominee."<sup id="cite_ref-budget_on_par_4-0" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Network#cite_note-budget_on_par-4">[4]</a></sup>

In October 2015, the network had reportedly "raised and ha[d]

commitments for about $600m," and donors associated with the network had

contributed at least $20 million to Super PACs supporting Republican

candidates, <i>The Guardian</i> reported, including:</p>

<dl><dd>"Arizonan Randy Kendrick, a wealthy conservative who has donated

$100,000 to a pro-Rubio Super Pac and is also a leading fundraiser for

his campaign committee in her home state of Maryland. Kendrick is a

regular attendee at the Kochs’s semiannual retreats.</dd><dd>"Ken Griffin, who runs Citadel, a large Chicago hedge fund, and has

donated to Koch network projects. Griffin also chipped in $100,000 to

the pro-Rubio Super Pac, and $100,000 to the pro-Jeb Bush super Pac,

Right to Rise USA.</dd><dd>"Hedge-fund mogul Robert Mercer, a big donor to the Koch network,

who poured $11m into the pro-Cruz Pac, Keep the Promise I, of which

$500,000 was shipped to the Fiorina-supporting Super Pac, Carly for

America.</dd><dd>"Helen Schwab, the wife of investor Charles Schwab, a longtime donor

to the Koch network, who gave $1.5m to the Jeb Bush-supporting Super

Pac, Right to Rise USA."<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Network#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup></dd></dl>

<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="August_2015.2C_Dana_Point.2C_California">August 2015, Dana Point, California</span></h3>

<p>The Koch network held its 2015 summer meeting July 31-August 2 at the

St. Regis Monarch Beach luxury resort in Dana Point, California.

According to <i>Politico</i>, about 450 donors attended. Attendees included several Republican candidates for President: former Florida Governor <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Jeb_Bush" title="Jeb Bush">Jeb Bush</a>, Texas Senator <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Ted_Cruz&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ted Cruz (page does not exist)">Ted Cruz</a>, former CEO of <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Hewlett-Packard" title="Hewlett-Packard" class="mw-redirect">Hewlett-Packard</a> <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Carly_Fiorina" title="Carly Fiorina" class="mw-redirect">Carly Fiorina</a>, Florida Senator <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Marco_Rubio" title="Marco Rubio">Marco Rubio</a>, and Wisconsin Governor <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Scott_Walker" title="Scott Walker">Scott Walker</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2015_love_fest_6-0" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Network#cite_note-2015_love_fest-6">[6]</a></sup>

<i>Politico</i> also reported that several elected officials in

attendance spoke about the influence of the Koch's donor network.

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey "recalled that he attended a previous

conference as a donor before being elected to his state’s top office

last year. 'Every time I’ve been invited to this conference, I’ve

benefited from this conference,' he said." Senators Ben Sasse (R-NE),

Tim Scott (R-SC), and Dan Sullivan (R-AK), all first elected in 2014,

"credited Koch network donors for helping the GOP take control of the

Senate that year. 'Your help over the last election cycle produced the

numbers that we have today,. Scott said [...] 'The major contributions

and investments that you have made have played a major role."

Click <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-08-04/read-charles-koch-s-speech-to-conservative-mega-donors">here</a> for a transcript of <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Charles_Koch" title="Charles Koch" class="mw-redirect">Charles Koch's</a> speech.

Others reportedly in attendance included:</p>

<ul><li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Art_Pope" title="Art Pope">Art Pope</a>, "longtime Koch network donor," CEO of Variety Wholesalers,<sup id="cite_ref-2015_love_fest_6-1" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Network#cite_note-2015_love_fest-6">[6]</a></sup> director of the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Pope_Foundation" title="Pope Foundation" class="mw-redirect">Pope Foundation</a></li><li>Kellie Peters, "major Ohio donor focused on education reform"<sup id="cite_ref-2015_love_fest_6-2" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Network#cite_note-2015_love_fest-6">[6]</a></sup></li><li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Nancy_Pfotenhauer" title="Nancy Pfotenhauer">Nancy Pfotenhauer</a>, board member of <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Americans_for_Prosperity" title="Americans for Prosperity">Americans for Prosperity</a><sup id="cite_ref-2015_love_fest_6-3" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Network#cite_note-2015_love_fest-6">[6]</a></sup></li><li>Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO)<sup id="cite_ref-koch_2015_warriors_7-0" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Network#cite_note-koch_2015_warriors-7">[7]</a></sup></li><li>Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH)<sup id="cite_ref-koch_2015_warriors_7-1" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Network#cite_note-koch_2015_warriors-7">[7]</a></sup></li><li>Former Indiana Governor <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mitch_Daniels" title="Mitch Daniels" class="mw-redirect">Mitch Daniels</a><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Network#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup></li></ul>

<p><i>Politico</i> also reported that New York hedge fund tycoon <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Robert_Mercer" title="Robert Mercer">Robert Mercer</a> was a Koch network donor.<sup id="cite_ref-2015_love_fest_6-4" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Network#cite_note-2015_love_fest-6">[6]</a></sup></p>

<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Controversy_Over_.22Strings_Attached.22_to_Media_Access">Controversy Over "Strings Attached" to Media Access</span></h4>

<p>This was the first summit that allowed major newsmedia to attend, but

only after reporters agreed to certain conditions. Nine media

organizations reportedly agreed: <i>Associated Press</i>, <i>Bloomberg News</i>, <i>CNN</i>, <i>Politico</i>, <i>Time Magazine</i>, <i>USA Today</i>, <i>The Wall Street Journal</i>, <i>The Washington Post</i>, and <i>The Washington Times</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-media_won.27t_name_9-0" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Network#cite_note-media_won.27t_name-9">[9]</a></sup>

<i>Politico</i> reported that it attended the summit "on the

condition that donors spotted there not be named unless they agreed to

be identified." One of its staff members, Mike Allen, also conducted a

set of on-stage interviews with presidential candidates during the

summit.<sup id="cite_ref-2015_love_fest_6-5" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Network#cite_note-2015_love_fest-6">[6]</a></sup>

Michael Calderone of <i>The Huffington Post</i> raised concerns about

the restrictions: "The problem is that the ground rules could restrict

journalists from reporting what's right in front of their eyes... So

it’s possible journalists end up reporting largely what the event

sponsors want, such as fiery speeches and candidate remarks criticizing

Democrats, but less on the power brokers attending who play key

behind-the-scenes roles in the 2016 election."<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Network#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup>

<i>The Undercurrent</i>, which was also at the resort but "was not

granted any special access," criticized media for agreeing to the

restrictions, writing, "The presence of major media companies at the

retreat lends the Koch operation the appearance of transparency,

essentially white-washing activities that are corrosive to American

democracy."<sup id="cite_ref-media_won.27t_name_9-1" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Network#cite_note-media_won.27t_name-9">[9]</a></sup></p>

<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="January_2015.2C_Palm_Springs.2C_California">January 2015, Palm Springs, California</span></h3>

<p>According to <i>Politico</i>, the Koch network planned to hold its

winter meeting the weekend of January 23 at a hotel in Palm Springs,

California. Sources told <i>Politico</i> that Republican politicians including "Sens. <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Ted_Cruz&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ted Cruz (page does not exist)">Ted Cruz</a> of Texas, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Rand_Paul" title="Rand Paul">Rand Paul</a> of Kentucky and <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Marco_Rubio" title="Marco Rubio">Marco Rubio</a> of Florida, and Gov. <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Scott_Walker" title="Scott Walker">Scott Walker</a>

of Wisconsin received coveted invitations to speak to the vaunted

network assembled by the billionaire industrialist megadonors Charles

and David Koch."<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Network#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup> Walker's plans to attend were confirmed by a campaign spokesperson.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Network#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup>

At the meeting, it was revealed that the network planned to spend $889 million on the 2016 election campaign, a goal the <i>New York Times</i>

called "unprecedented" and which "would put it on track to spend nearly

as much as the campaigns of each party’s presidential nominee."<sup id="cite_ref-budget_on_par_4-1" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Network#cite_note-budget_on_par-4">[4]</a></sup></p>

<dl><dd>“It’s no wonder the candidates show up when the Koch brothers call,” said <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/David_Axelrod" title="David Axelrod">David Axelrod</a>, a former senior adviser to <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Mr. Obama</a>. “That’s exponentially more money than any party organization will spend. In many ways, they have superseded the party.”<sup id="cite_ref-budget_on_par_4-2" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Network#cite_note-budget_on_par-4">[4]</a></sup></dd></dl>

<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="June_2014.2C_Dana_Point.2C_California">June 2014, Dana Point, California</span></h3>

<p>The June 2014 Koch conference appears to have been held at the St.

Regis Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point, near San Diego, California.

The entire hotel was reserved under the name "T&R Sales Meeting" for

the weekend of June 14-17, and "guests who weren’t part of the

conference [...] were escorted out of the hotel by security on Saturday

afternoon."<sup id="cite_ref-kpbs_secret_13-0" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Network#cite_note-kpbs_secret-13">[13]</a></sup>

Reporters who were among those escorted out reported that the

conference theme was "American Courage, Our Commitment to a Free

Society" and attendees appeared to be discussing new Common Core

education standards and the IRS investigation of political non-profits.<sup id="cite_ref-kpbs_secret_13-1" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Network#cite_note-kpbs_secret-13">[13]</a></sup> A new super PAC, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Freedom_Partners_Action_Fund&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Freedom Partners Action Fund (page does not exist)">Freedom Partners Action Fund</a>, was also announced at the summit, according to <i>Politico</i>. It "aims to spend more than $15 million in the 2014 midterm campaigns."<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Network#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup>

Reportedly present at the summit were "James Davis, former

communications director and chief spokesman for the 2012 Republican

National Convention" and affiliated with <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Freedom_Partners" title="Freedom Partners">Freedom Partners</a>,

"Carl Anderson, former chairman and CEO of Arrow International Inc. and

current board member and independent director at Carpenter Technology

Corp," <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/David_Koch" title="David Koch" class="mw-redirect">David Koch</a>, and <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Charles_Koch" title="Charles Koch" class="mw-redirect">Charles Koch</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-kpbs_secret_13-2" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Network#cite_note-kpbs_secret-13">[13]</a></sup> The speaker list was reported to include Republican Sen. <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Marco_Rubio" title="Marco Rubio">Marco Rubio</a> and Dr. <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Charles_Murray" title="Charles Murray">Charles Murray</a>, author of The Bell Curve.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Network#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup>

Groups reported to be in attendance included:<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Network#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup></p>

<ul><li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Concerned_Veterans_for_America" title="Concerned Veterans for America">Concerned Veterans for America</a></li><li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Center_for_Shared_Services" title="Center for Shared Services">Center for Shared Services</a></li><li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/The_Libre_Initiative" title="The Libre Initiative">The Libre Initiative</a></li><li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Americans_for_Prosperity" title="Americans for Prosperity">Americans for Prosperity</a></li><li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mercatus_Center" title="Mercatus Center">Mercatus Center</a></li><li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Charles_G._Koch_Foundation" title="Charles G. Koch Foundation" class="mw-redirect">Charles G. Koch Foundation</a></li><li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Institute_for_Humane_Studies" title="Institute for Humane Studies">Institute for Humane Studies</a></li><li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/I360" title="I360">i360</a>, owned by <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Freedom_Partners" title="Freedom Partners">Freedom Partners</a></li><li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Charles_Koch_Institute" title="Charles Koch Institute">Charles Koch Institute</a></li><li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Generation_Opportunity" title="Generation Opportunity">Generation Opportunity</a></li></ul>

<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Audio_of_Koch_Politicians">Audio of Koch Politicians</span></h4>

<p>Audio recordings of some portions of the meeting were obtained by <i>The Undercurrent</i>, <i>Huffington Post</i>, and <i>The Nation.</i>

The recordings included speeches by three Republican Senate candidates:

Iowa state Sen. Joni Ernst, Arkansas Rep. Tom Cotton, and Colorado Rep.

Cory Gardner,<sup id="cite_ref-huffpo_recording_17-0" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Network#cite_note-huffpo_recording-17">[17]</a></sup> and remarks by Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).<sup id="cite_ref-nation_recording_18-0" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Network#cite_note-nation_recording-18">[18]</a></sup>

Ernst credited the Koch network with advancing his career, saying

"But the exposure to this group and to this network and the opportunity

to meet so many of you, that really started my trajectory." Cotton

highlighted the role of Koch-funded <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Americans_for_Prosperity" title="Americans for Prosperity">Americans for Prosperity</a>:

""Americans for Prosperity in Arkansas has played a critical role in

turning our state from a one-party Democratic state [inaudible] building

the kind of constant engagement to get people in the state involved in

their communities."<sup id="cite_ref-huffpo_recording_17-1" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Network#cite_note-huffpo_recording-17">[17]</a></sup>

McConnell attacked campaign finance limits, saying that "The worst

day of my political life was when President George W. Bush signed

McCain-Feingold into law in the early part of his first administration."

He also described plans to "go after" Democrats by using attaching

riders to spending bills. "No money can be spent to do this or to do

that. We’re going to go after them on healthcare, on financial services,

on the Environmental Protection Agency, across the board [inaudible].

All across the federal government, we’re going to go after it."<sup id="cite_ref-nation_recording_18-1" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Network#cite_note-nation_recording-18">[18]</a></sup>

The recordings and transcripts are available here: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ladylibertine.net/2014/08/26/mmky/">McConnell's remarks</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ladylibertine.net/2014/08/26/u-s-senate-candidates-speak-at-koch-donor-summit/">Senate candidates</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ladylibertine.net/2014/08/26/koch-operatives-discuss-senate-strategy/">Koch operatives</a>.</p>

<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="List_of_Attendees">List of Attendees</span></h4>

<p>According to conference documents obtained by <i>The Nation</i>, the following people participated in the June 2014 summit:<sup id="cite_ref-exclusive_behind_19-0" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Network#cite_note-exclusive_behind-19">[19]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Network#cite_note-20">[20]</a></sup></p>

<table width="550px" border="1"><caption>Attendees</caption><tbody><tr><th>Name(s)</th><th>Industry</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Charles_Koch" title="Charles Koch" class="mw-redirect">Charles Koch</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Industries" title="Koch Industries">Koch Industries</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/David_Koch" title="David Koch" class="mw-redirect">David Koch</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Industries" title="Koch Industries">Koch Industries</a></td></tr><tr><td>Rep. <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Tom_Cotton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tom Cotton (page does not exist)">Tom Cotton</a></td><td>
</td><td>Republican, Arkansas</td></tr><tr><td>Rep. <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Cory_Gardner&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cory Gardner (page does not exist)">Cory Gardner</a></td><td>
</td><td>Republican, Colorado</td></tr><tr><td>Rep. <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Jim_Jordan" title="Jim Jordan">Jim Jordan</a></td><td>
</td><td>Republican, Ohio</td></tr><tr><td>Sen. <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mitch_McConnell" title="Mitch McConnell">Mitch McConnell</a></td><td>
</td><td>Republican, Kentucky</td></tr><tr><td>Sen. <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Marco_Rubio" title="Marco Rubio">Marco Rubio</a></td><td>
</td><td>Republican, Florida</td></tr><tr><td>State Sen. [Joni Ernst]]</td><td>
</td><td>Republican, Iowa</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Rich_DeVos" title="Rich DeVos" class="mw-redirect">Rich DeVos</a></td><td>
</td><td>co-founder of <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Amway" title="Amway" class="mw-redirect">Amway</a>, owner of the Orlando Magic</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Gavin_Herberg&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gavin Herberg (page does not exist)">Gavin Herberg</a></td><td>pharmaceuticals</td><td>founder, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Allergan" title="Allergan">Allergan</a>; major funder of <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/ALEC" title="ALEC" class="mw-redirect">ALEC</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Mark_Holden&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mark Holden (page does not exist)">Mark Holden</a></td><td>law</td><td>senior vice president, general counsel for <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Industries" title="Koch Industries">Koch Industries</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Nancy_Pfotenhauer" title="Nancy Pfotenhauer">Nancy Pfotenhauer</a></td><td>
</td><td>president, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=MediaSpeak_Strategies&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MediaSpeak Strategies (page does not exist)">MediaSpeak Strategies</a>; former director <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Industries" title="Koch Industries">Koch Industries</a> Washington office</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Karen_Steward&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Karen Steward (page does not exist)">Karen Steward</a></td><td>
</td><td>director of research, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Freedom_Partners" title="Freedom Partners">Freedom Partners</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Hubbel_Relat&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hubbel Relat (page does not exist)">Hubbel Relat</a></td><td>
</td><td>former associate director, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Center_for_Freedom_and_Prosperity_Foundation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation (page does not exist)">Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Amity_Shlaes&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Amity Shlaes (page does not exist)">Amity Shlaes</a></td><td>writer</td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Charles_Murray" title="Charles Murray">Charles Murray</a></td><td>political scientist</td><td>author, The Bell Curve</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Michael_Lomax" title="Michael Lomax" class="mw-redirect">Michael Lomax</a></td><td>
</td><td>president and CEO, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/United_Negro_College_Fund" title="United Negro College Fund">United Negro College Fund</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Jeff_Crank" title="Jeff Crank">Jeff Crank</a></td><td>media</td><td>radio host, formerly <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Americans_for_Prosperity" title="Americans for Prosperity">Americans for Prosperity</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Aegis_Strategic" title="Aegis Strategic">Aegis Strategic</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Dale_Gibbens&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dale Gibbens (page does not exist)">Dale Gibbens</a></td><td>
</td><td>vice president, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Industries" title="Koch Industries">Koch Industries</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Philip_Ellender&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Philip Ellender (page does not exist)">Philip Ellender</a></td><td>
</td><td>president and COO, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Koch_Companies_Public_Sector&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Koch Companies Public Sector (page does not exist)">Koch Companies Public Sector</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=John_Hardin&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Hardin (page does not exist)">John Hardin</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Charles_G.Koch_Foundation" title="Charles G. Koch Foundation" class="mw-redirect">Charles G. Koch Foundation</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Marc_Short" title="Marc Short">Marc Short</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Freedom_Partners" title="Freedom Partners">Freedom Partners</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Norman_Reimer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Norman Reimer (page does not exist)">Norman Reimer</a></td><td>law</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Association_of_Criminal_Defense_Lawyers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (page does not exist)">National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Daniel_Turner&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daniel Turner (page does not exist)">Daniel Turner</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Generation_Opportunity" title="Generation Opportunity">Generation Opportunity</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jose_Mallea&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jose Mallea (page does not exist)">Jose Mallea</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/The_Libre_Initiative" title="The Libre Initiative">The Libre Initiative</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Teresa_Oelke&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Teresa Oelke (page does not exist)">Teresa Oelke</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Americans_for_Prosperity" title="Americans for Prosperity">Americans for Prosperity</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Palmer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Michael Palmer (page does not exist)">Michael Palmer</a></td><td>
</td><td>leading session on "Voter Turnout:Using Data to Target, Persuade, and Get-out-the vote"</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Emily_Seidel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Emily Seidel (page does not exist)">Emily Seidel</a></td><td>
</td><td>leading session on "Voter Turnout:Using Data to Target, Persuade, and Get-out-the vote"</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Brian_Hooks&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Brian Hooks (page does not exist)">Brian Hooks</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mercatus_Center" title="Mercatus Center">Mercatus Center</a>, executive director</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Chad_Thevenot&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chad Thevenot (page does not exist)">Chad Thevenot</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Institute_for_Humane_Studies" title="Institute for Humane Studies">Institute for Humane Studies</a>, COO</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Derek_Johnson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Derek Johnson (page does not exist)">Derek Johnson</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Charles_G.Koch_Foundation" title="Charles G. Koch Foundation" class="mw-redirect">Charles G. Koch Foundation</a>, program manager for higher education</td></tr><tr><td>Dr. <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Victor_Davis_Hanson" title="Victor Davis Hanson">Victor Davis Hanson</a></td><td>
</td><td>American military historian, writer for <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/National_Review" title="National Review">National Review</a></td></tr><tr><td>Dr. <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Will_Ruger&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Will Ruger (page does not exist)">Will Ruger</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mercatus_Center" title="Mercatus Center">Mercatus Center</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Steve_Lombardo" title="Steve Lombardo">Steve Lombardo</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Industries" title="Koch Industries">Koch Industries</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Adam_Millsap&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Adam Millsap (page does not exist)">Adam Millsap</a></td><td>
</td><td>possibly: former <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Koch_Intern&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Koch Intern (page does not exist)">Koch Intern</a>, intern at <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Reason_Foundation" title="Reason Foundation">Reason Foundation</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Diana_Thomas&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diana Thomas (page does not exist)">Diana Thomas</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mercatus_Center" title="Mercatus Center">Mercatus Center</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jim_Otteson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jim Otteson (page does not exist)">Jim Otteson</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Fund_for_American_Studies" title="Fund for American Studies">Fund for American Studies</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=BB%26T_Center_for_the_Study_of_Capitalism&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="BB&T Center for the Study of Capitalism (page does not exist)">BB&T Center for the Study of Capitalism</a> at Wake Forest</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Ryan_Stowers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ryan Stowers (page does not exist)">Ryan Stowers</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Charles_G.Koch_Foundation" title="Charles G. Koch Foundation" class="mw-redirect">Charles G. Koch Foundation</a>, director of higher education programs</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Evan_Feinberg&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Evan Feinberg (page does not exist)">Evan Feinberg</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Generation_Opportunity" title="Generation Opportunity">Generation Opportunity</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Rachel_Campos-Duffy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rachel Campos-Duffy (page does not exist)">Rachel Campos-Duffy</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/The_Libre_Initiative" title="The Libre Initiative">The Libre Initiative</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Marty_Zupan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Marty Zupan (page does not exist)">Marty Zupan</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Institute_for_Humane_Studies" title="Institute for Humane Studies">Institute for Humane Studies</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Tim_Phillips" title="Tim Phillips">Tim Phillips</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Americans_for_Prosperity" title="Americans for Prosperity">Americans for Prosperity</a>, president</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Phil_Cox&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phil Cox (page does not exist)">Phil Cox</a></td><td>
</td><td>possibly: <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Republican_Governors_Association" title="Republican Governors Association">Republican Governors Association</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jeff_Frazee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jeff Frazee (page does not exist)">Jeff Frazee</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Young_Americans_for_Liberty" title="Young Americans for Liberty" class="mw-redirect">Young Americans for Liberty</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Derrick_Sontag" title="Derrick Sontag">Derrick Sontag</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Americans_for_Prosperity" title="Americans for Prosperity">Americans for Prosperity</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Doug_Ducey&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Doug Ducey (page does not exist)">Doug Ducey</a></td><td>
</td><td>State Treasurer, Arizona</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Pete_Hegseth" title="Pete Hegseth">Pete Hegseth</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Concerned_Veterans_for_America" title="Concerned Veterans for America">Concerned Veterans for America</a>, CEO</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Peter_Schweizer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Peter Schweizer (page does not exist)">Peter Schweizer</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Hoover_Institution" title="Hoover Institution" class="mw-redirect">Hoover Institution</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Government_Accountability_Institute" title="Government Accountability Institute">Government Accountability Institute</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Kevin_Gentry&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kevin Gentry (page does not exist)">Kevin Gentry</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Charles_G.Koch_Foundation" title="Charles G. Koch Foundation" class="mw-redirect">Charles G. Koch Foundation</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Justine_Fink&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Justine Fink (page does not exist)">Justine Fink</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Americans_for_Prosperity" title="Americans for Prosperity">Americans for Prosperity</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jennifer_Stefano&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jennifer Stefano (page does not exist)">Jennifer Stefano</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Americans_for_Prosperity" title="Americans for Prosperity">Americans for Prosperity</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="February_2014.2C_Palm_Springs.2C_California">February 2014, Palm Springs, California</span></h3>

<p>This is a list of attendees at the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_brothers" title="Koch brothers" class="mw-redirect">Koch brothers'</a> semiannual conference held in Palm Springs in February of 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-palm_springs_list_21-0" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Network#cite_note-palm_springs_list-21">[21]</a></sup> The list was discovered by a hotel guest who provided it to <i>Mother Jones</i>. The document not only lists prominent attendees of the conference, but also executives of <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Industries" title="Koch Industries">Koch Industries</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Americans_for_Prosperity" title="Americans for Prosperity">Americans for Prosperity</a>, and <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Freedom_Partners" title="Freedom Partners">Freedom Partners</a> with whom they were scheduled to meet in one-on-one conversations. According to <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mother_Jones" title="Mother Jones">Mother Jones</a>,

"the meeting list illustrates the interwoven nature of the Koch

brothers' corporate, political, and philanthropic activities" and

"suggests a close collaboration between officials of Koch Industries,

AFP, and Freedom Partners, whose staff and board are stacked with

numerous current and former Koch Industries employees."<sup id="cite_ref-palm_springs_list_21-1" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Network#cite_note-palm_springs_list-21">[21]</a></sup></p>

<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="List_of_Attendees_2">List of Attendees</span></h4>

<p>The February 2014 Koch semiannual conference attendees were:<sup id="cite_ref-palm_springs_list_21-2" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Network#cite_note-palm_springs_list-21">[21]</a></sup></p>

<table width="550px" border="1"><caption>Attendees</caption><tbody><tr><th>Name(s)</th><th>Industry</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Carl_Berg&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Carl Berg (page does not exist)">Carl Berg</a></td><td>Real estate</td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Ronnie_Cameron&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ronnie Cameron (page does not exist)">Ronnie Cameron</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Mountaire_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mountaire Corporation (page does not exist)">Mountaire Corporation</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Charles_Chandler&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Charles Chandler (page does not exist)">Charles Chandler</a></td><td>Banking</td><td>CEO of <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Intrust_Bank&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Intrust Bank (page does not exist)">Intrust Bank</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/John_Childs" title="John Childs">John Childs</a></td><td>Finance</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=J.W.Childs%26_Associates&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="J.W. Childs & Associates (page does not exist)">J.W. Childs & Associates</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Steve_Clark&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Steve Clark (page does not exist)">Steve Clark</a></td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jamie_Coulter&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jamie Coulter (page does not exist)">Jamie Coulter</a></td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Bob_Fettig&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bob Fettig (page does not exist)">Bob Fettig</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Tankcraft&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tankcraft (page does not exist)">Tankcraft</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Steve_Fettig&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Steve Fettig (page does not exist)">Steve Fettig</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Tankcraft&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tankcraft (page does not exist)">Tankcraft</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Paul_Foster&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Paul Foster (page does not exist)">Paul Foster</a></td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=George_Gibbs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="George Gibbs (page does not exist)">George Gibbs</a></td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Leslie_Gilliam&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leslie Gilliam (page does not exist)">Leslie Gilliam</a></td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Richard_Gilliam" title="Richard Gilliam">Richard Gilliam</a></td><td>Mining</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Cumberland_Resources_Corporation" title="Cumberland Resources Corporation">Cumberland Resources Corporation</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Endurance_Gold&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Endurance Gold (page does not exist)">Endurance Gold</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Ken_Griffin" title="Ken Griffin">Ken Griffin</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Citadel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Citadel (page does not exist)">Citadel</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=John_Griffin&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Griffin (page does not exist)">John Griffin</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Blue_Ridge_Capital&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Blue Ridge Capital (page does not exist)">Blue Ridge Capital</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Dick_Haworth&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dick Haworth (page does not exist)">Dick Haworth</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Haworth&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Haworth (page does not exist)">Haworth</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Jerry_Hayden" title="Jerry Hayden">Jerry Hayden</a></td><td>
</td><td>former head of <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Peacock_Engineering&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Peacock Engineering (page does not exist)">Peacock Engineering</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=George_Jenkins&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="George Jenkins (page does not exist)">George Jenkins</a></td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Richard_Kayne&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Richard Kayne (page does not exist)">Richard Kayne</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Kayne_Anderson_Capital_Advisors&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors (page does not exist)">Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Dan_Kirby&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dan Kirby (page does not exist)">Dan Kirby</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Kirby_Financial&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kirby Financial (page does not exist)">Kirby Financial</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Fred_Klipsch&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fred Klipsch (page does not exist)">Fred Klipsch</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Klipsch_Group&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Klipsch Group (page does not exist)">Klipsch Group</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Frank_Kozel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Frank Kozel (page does not exist)">Frank Kozel</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Keystone_Energy_Oil%26_Gas_Inc.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Keystone Energy Oil & Gas Inc. (page does not exist)">Keystone Energy Oil & Gas Inc.</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Francis%22Franc%22_Lee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Francis "Franc" Lee (page does not exist)">Francis "Franc" Lee</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=First_Tower,LLC.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="First Tower, LLC. (page does not exist)">First Tower, LLC.</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Robert_Luddy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert Luddy (page does not exist)">Robert Luddy</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=CativeAire_Systems_Inc.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="CativeAire Systems Inc. (page does not exist)">CativeAire Systems Inc.</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Hugh_Maclellan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hugh Maclellan (page does not exist)">Hugh Maclellan</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Maclellan_Foundation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Maclellan Foundation (page does not exist)">Maclellan Foundation</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Kent_McCarthy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kent McCarthy (page does not exist)">Kent McCarthy</a></td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Andrew_Miller&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Andrew Miller (page does not exist)">Andrew Miller</a></td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Cecil_O%27Brate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cecil O'Brate (page does not exist)">Cecil O'Brate</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Palmer_Manufacturing%26_Tank&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Palmer Manufacturing & Tank (page does not exist)">Palmer Manufacturing & Tank</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Verl_Purdy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Verl Purdy (page does not exist)">Verl Purdy</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=AGDATA_Inc.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="AGDATA Inc. (page does not exist)">AGDATA Inc.</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Tom_Rastin" title="Tom Rastin">Tom Rastin</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Ariel_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ariel Corporation (page does not exist)">Ariel Corporation</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=George_Records&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="George Records (page does not exist)">George Records</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Hoover_Institution" title="Hoover Institution" class="mw-redirect">Hoover Institution</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Robert_Rowling&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert Rowling (page does not exist)">Robert Rowling</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=TRT_Holdings&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="TRT Holdings (page does not exist)">TRT Holdings</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Ted_Saunders" title="Ted Saunders">Ted Saunders</a></td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/John_Schnatter" title="John Schnatter">John Schnatter</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Papa_John%27s_International&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Papa John's International (page does not exist)">Papa John's International</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Tom_Smith&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tom Smith (page does not exist)">Tom Smith</a></td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Craig_Snider&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Craig Snider (page does not exist)">Craig Snider</a></td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jaime_Snider&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jaime Snider (page does not exist)">Jaime Snider</a></td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Tina_Snider&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tina Snider (page does not exist)">Tina Snider</a></td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Dian_Stai&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dian Stai (page does not exist)">Dian Stai</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Owen_Healthcare_Inc.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Owen Healthcare Inc. (page does not exist)">Owen Healthcare Inc.</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jim_Stephenson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jim Stephenson (page does not exist)">Jim Stephenson</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Yancey_Bros._Co.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yancey Bros. Co. (page does not exist)">Yancey Bros. Co.</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Americans_for_Prosperity" title="Americans for Prosperity">Americans for Prosperity</a> board member</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jim_Von_Ehr&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jim Von Ehr (page does not exist)">Jim Von Ehr</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Zyvex_Labs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Zyvex Labs (page does not exist)">Zyvex Labs</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Debra_Waller" title="Debra Waller">Debra Waller</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jockey_International_Inc.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jockey International Inc. (page does not exist)">Jockey International Inc.</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Lew_Ward&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lew Ward (page does not exist)">Lew Ward</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Ward_Petroleum_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ward Petroleum Corporation (page does not exist)">Ward Petroleum Corporation</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Dick_Weiss&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dick Weiss (page does not exist)">Dick Weiss</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wells_Capital_Management&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wells Capital Management (page does not exist)">Wells Capital Management</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Dean_Williams&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dean Williams (page does not exist)">Dean Williams</a></td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Karen_Wright" title="Karen Wright">Karen Wright</a></td><td>
</td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Ariel_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ariel Corporation (page does not exist)">Ariel Corporation</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="List_of_Koch_.22players.22">List of Koch "players"</span></h4>

<p>These are the Koch "players" who were scheduled to meet with the above attendees.</p>

<table width="550px" border="1"><caption>Koch "players"</caption><tbody><tr><th>Name(s)</th><th>Organization</th></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Charles_Koch" title="Charles Koch" class="mw-redirect">Charles Koch</a></td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Industries" title="Koch Industries">Koch Industries</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/David_Koch" title="David Koch" class="mw-redirect">David Koch</a></td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Industries" title="Koch Industries">Koch Industries</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Lanzara&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Michael Lanzara (page does not exist)">Michael Lanzara</a></td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Freedom_Partners" title="Freedom Partners">Freedom Partners</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Steve_Feilmeier&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Steve Feilmeier (page does not exist)">Steve Feilmeier</a></td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Industries" title="Koch Industries">Koch Industries</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Kevin_Gentry&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kevin Gentry (page does not exist)">Kevin Gentry</a></td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Freedom_Partners" title="Freedom Partners">Freedom Partners</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jeff_Noble&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jeff Noble (page does not exist)">Jeff Noble</a></td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Freedom_Partners" title="Freedom Partners">Freedom Partners</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Tim_Phillips" title="Tim Phillips">Tim Phillips</a></td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Americans_for_Prosperity" title="Americans for Prosperity">Americans for Prosperity</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Chris_Fink" title="Chris Fink">Chris Fink</a></td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Americans_for_Prosperity" title="Americans for Prosperity">Americans for Prosperity</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Teresa_Oelke&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Teresa Oelke (page does not exist)">Teresa Oelke</a></td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Americans_for_Prosperity" title="Americans for Prosperity">Americans for Prosperity</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=David_Fladeboe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="David Fladeboe (page does not exist)">David Fladeboe</a></td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Americans_for_Prosperity" title="Americans for Prosperity">Americans for Prosperity</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Brett_Hinkey&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Brett Hinkey (page does not exist)">Brett Hinkey</a></td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Freedom_Partners" title="Freedom Partners">Freedom Partners</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Daniel_Garza&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daniel Garza (page does not exist)">Daniel Garza</a></td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/The_Libre_Initiative" title="The Libre Initiative">The Libre Initiative</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Chase_Koch&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chase Koch (page does not exist)">Chase Koch</a></td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Koch_Fertilizer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Koch Fertilizer (page does not exist)">Koch Fertilizer</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Richard_Fink" title="Richard Fink" class="mw-redirect">Richard Fink</a></td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Industries" title="Koch Industries">Koch Industries</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Ryan_Stowers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ryan Stowers (page does not exist)">Ryan Stowers</a></td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Charles_G.Koch_Foundation" title="Charles G. Koch Foundation" class="mw-redirect">Charles G. Koch Foundation</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Brian_Hooks&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Brian Hooks (page does not exist)">Brian Hooks</a></td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mercatus_Center" title="Mercatus Center">Mercatus Center</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Marc_Short" title="Marc Short">Marc Short</a></td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Freedom_Partners" title="Freedom Partners">Freedom Partners</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Scott_Hagerstrom" title="Scott Hagerstrom">Scott Hagerstrom</a></td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Americans_for_Prosperity" title="Americans for Prosperity">Americans for Prosperity</a> Michigan</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jennifer_Stefano&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jennifer Stefano (page does not exist)">Jennifer Stefano</a></td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Americans_for_Prosperity" title="Americans for Prosperity">Americans for Prosperity</a> Pennsylvania</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Tommy_Von_der_Heydt" title="Tommy Von der Heydt">Tommy Von der Heydt</a></td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Americans_for_Prosperity" title="Americans for Prosperity">Americans for Prosperity</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Corey_Lewandowski" title="Corey Lewandowski">Corey Lewandowski</a></td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Americans_for_Prosperity" title="Americans for Prosperity">Americans for Prosperity</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Slade_O%27Brien&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Slade O'Brien (page does not exist)">Slade O'Brien</a></td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Americans_for_Prosperity" title="Americans for Prosperity">Americans for Prosperity</a> Florida</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=John_Hardin&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Hardin (page does not exist)">John Hardin</a></td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Charles_G.Koch_Foundation" title="Charles G. Koch Foundation" class="mw-redirect">Charles G. Koch Foundation</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Palmer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Michael Palmer (page does not exist)">Michael Palmer</a></td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/I360" title="I360">i360</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Derek_Johnson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Derek Johnson (page does not exist)">Derek Johnson</a></td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Charles_G._Koch_Foundation" title="Charles G. Koch Foundation" class="mw-redirect">Charles G. Koch Foundation</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Nathan_Nascimento&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nathan Nascimento (page does not exist)">Nathan Nascimento</a></td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Freedom_Partners" title="Freedom Partners">Freedom Partners</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=James_Davis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="James Davis (page does not exist)">James Davis</a></td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Freedom_Partners" title="Freedom Partners">Freedom Partners</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Luke_Hilgemann&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Luke Hilgemann (page does not exist)">Luke Hilgemann</a></td><td><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Americans_for_Prosperity" title="Americans for Prosperity">Americans for Prosperity</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

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