Gov­ern­ment watch­dog ques­tions Eli Lil­ly's cam­paign con­tri­bu­tions

A gov­ern­ment watch­dog group is­sued a let­ter to Eli Lil­ly ques­tion­ing the com­pa­ny’s cam­paign con­tri­bu­tions to law­mak­ers who have down­played or vot­ed against the in­ves­ti­ga­tion of last year’s at­tack on the Capi­tol.

In re­sponse to the Jan. 6 in­sur­rec­tion last year, Lil­ly’s po­lit­i­cal ac­tion com­mit­tee, Lil­ly­PAC, de­cid­ed to pause con­tri­bu­tions to Re­pub­li­cans who vot­ed against the cer­ti­fi­ca­tion of the 2020 elec­tion re­sults. The com­pa­ny said its ac­tions “were heard—and had an im­pact.” As a re­sult, it has since re­sumed con­tri­bu­tions on a case-by-case ba­sis.

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