TikTok lobbyists sprinkled cash into the campaigns for House Democrats who voted against a bill that could lead to the social media app being banned in the U.S.
who later voted against a bill that could lead to the popular social media app being banned in the United States, records show. opposed the bipartisan Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which passed the House and would require the company ByteDance to sell off TikTok within six months or see its app face a ban. The three members accepted campaign donations in recent years from TikTok’s lobbying army in the U.S.
The largest single donation from any TikTok employee to a federal committee this election cycle was $2,500 from Hacker to Clyburn’s PAC in May 2023. Hacker, Lipsky, and Bloom also made large donations to campaigns for Sen. Maria Cantwell , who has emphasized that the Senate should not be rushed to vote on the anti-TikTok bill, Sen. Jacky Rosen , Rep. Nancy Pelosi , Sen. Bob Casey , and Sen. Martin Heinrich , among others.
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