{"id":117720,"date":"2021-03-19T22:22:17","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T22:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=117720"},"modified":"2021-03-19T22:22:17","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T22:22:17","slug":"morgan-stanleys-pac-resumed-donations-weeks-after-capitol-riot-pause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/politics\/morgan-stanleys-pac-resumed-donations-weeks-after-capitol-riot-pause\/","title":{"rendered":"Morgan Stanley's PAC resumed donations weeks after Capitol riot pause"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Morgan Stanley's political action committee resumed donations to lawmakers in February, weeks after it had announced a pause following the Capitol riots, according to a federal filing.<\/p>\n
The New York-based bank donated $134,500 to federal candidates and fundraising committees for candidates in February, including Democratic chair of the House Financial Services Committee and anti-bank critic Maxine Waters, as well as her Republican counterpart Patrick McHenry.<\/p>\n
TECH CEO ARRESTED AFTER CAPITOL HILL RIOTS<\/strong><\/p>\n No donation was made to any of the 147 Republicans who voted against certifying U.S. President Joe Biden's electoral votes, the Federal Election Commission filing showed on Friday.<\/p>\n Some Republican House members who voted to impeach former U.S. President Donald Trump, such as Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger and Anthony Gonzalez among others, did receive donations from the bank.<\/p>\n On Jan. 6, a mob of Trump's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol building in an attempt to overrun his defeat against Biden in the presidential elections, resulting in a riot with multiple deaths.<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ON FOX BUSINESS<\/strong><\/p>\n Morgan Stanley joined the ranks of numerous other companies on Jan. 10 to say it would halt its PAC donations and review them in the meantime.<\/p>\n The bank did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.<\/p>\nStocks in this Article<\/h2>\n