Rep. Joe Kennedy III(D) to Fundraise With Lobbying Giant Opposed to Medicare for All

Even though III is a Medicare for All cosponsor.
*How does that work?

WFB: Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D., Mass.), who has endorsed the Green New Deal and Medicare for All, will be attending a fundraiser organized by the founding partner of a lobbying firm that represents Exxon Mobil and Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Kennedy will attend a “DC Kickoff” fundraiser organized by Tracy Spicer, founding partner of the all-Democratic lobbying firm Avenue Solutions, according to an invitation obtained by the Boston Globe. The fundraiser asks hosts to donate the maximum $5,600 to bolster Kennedy’s primary challenge against Sen. Ed Markey (D., Mass).

Spicer, a longtime aide to Kennedy’s great-uncle, the late Sen. Ted Kennedy (D., Mass.),
[*SNIP: Oh OK. Now I get it. ]
has been a lobbyist for Avenue Solutions for more than a decade. Blue Cross Blue Shield, one of the private health insurance companies opposed to Medicare for All, has been a client since the firm was founded and has paid nearly $5 million to Avenue Solutions, with an annual retainer fee ranging from $162,000 to $320,000. Health Care Service Corporation, a subsidiary of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, is also a client and has paid $1,440,000 since 2013, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. read more