| Recent reporting detailed that Mariannette Miller-Meeks rented a condo in Washington, D.C. from two lobbyists who made millions lobbying for the pharmaceutical industry as Miller-Meeks sat on a subcommittee overseeing drug pricing.
Miller-Meeks rented from two of “Washington’s top lobbyists” who made “nearly $2 million lobbying on behalf of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA).”
Now, Miller-Meeks refuses to disclose her lease or the terms of her rental arrangements and she owes Iowans answers to the following questions:
- Why do you refuse to disclose your lease? Do you not think Iowans deserve to see clearly if you were paying rent to pharmaceutical lobbyists at fair market value?
- Did you ever share or receive any insider information as a result of your relationship with your lobbyist landlords?
- Did your lobbyist landlords ever give you any special privileges or sweetheart deals as a result of your position in Congress?
- Did your lobbyist landlords introduce you to other lobbyists, or host any fundraisers or events benefitting your campaign?
- Did your lobbyist landlords influence your decision to vote against bills that reduced drug prices?
- Were you ever lobbied by another registered lobbyist working on behalf of PhRMA – in other words, an associate of your landlords?
- Why was the lease with your lobbyist landlords terminated?
DCCC Spokesperson Katie Smith:
“Mariannette Miller-Meeks must disclose the circumstances of her shady pharma lobbyist living arrangement to the Iowans she’s supposed to represent. Instead, she cashes pharma lobbyist checks after voting to sell Iowans out to the special interests.” |
