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WASHINGTON/NEW YORK/BANGALORE Marriott International, the world s largest hotel company and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) said Sunday they will suspend donations to U.S. lawmakers who voted last week against certifying President-elect Joe Biden s victory. We have taken the destructive events at the Capitol to undermine a legitimate and fair election into consideration and will be pausing political giving from our Political Action Committee to those who voted against certification of the election, Marriott spokeswoman Connie Kim said, confirming a report in Popular Information, a political newsletter.
Marriott International Inc, the world’s largest hotel company, and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) on Sunday said that they would suspend donations to US lawmakers who voted against certifying US president-elect Joe Biden’s victory last week.
“We have taken the destructive events at the Capitol to undermine a legitimate and fair election into consideration and will be pausing political giving from our Political Action Committee to those who voted against certification of the election,” Marriott spokeswoman Connie Kim said, confirming a report in Popular Information, a political newsletter.
BCBSA, the federation of 36 independent companies that provide healthcare coverage for
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