The companies made donations of more than $2m to senators and others in the legislature in 2013-14 while the controversial Senate Bill 277 was being considered. In addition, it also paid out around $3m to lobbyists.
One of the biggest beneficiaries was a senator and doctor who was promoting the vaccine bill, and who received $95,000 in donations. Nine of the top 20 recipients were either legislative leaders or served on the Assembly or Senate health committees. The biggest donor was Eli Lilly – which developed the controversial thimerosal preservative used in most vaccines until recently – which gave $193,100, followed by Abbot Laboratories, manufacturer of an influenza vaccine, which gave $173,000.
(Source: Sacramento Bee. http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article24913978.html)
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