Koch Network Influence Over Tax Reform

GRASSROOTS ENGAGEMENT: DIGITAL ACTIVISM ENGAGEMENT: SHAPING THE NARRATIVE WITH EARNED PAID MEDIA: Unleashing Prosperity with a Simpler, Fairer, and More Competitive Tax Code To date, Americans for Prosperity, Freedom Farmers Chamber of Commerce, the LIBRE Initiative, and Generation Opportunity have invested more than $20 million advancing pro-growth tax reform in W?ashingtou and at the grassroots level in the states. 33,345 DOORS KNOCKEO 977 CUSTOM GRAPHICS VIDEOS 31.5 TOTAL DIGITAL AD SPEND 30 NATIONAL TV INTERVIEWS 92 OP-EOS PUBLISHED AROUND THE COUNTRY 1,856,388 ACTIVISTS CONTACTED DIFFERENT TARGETED AD CAMPAIGNS 34.5 AFP DIGITAL VIDEO CAMPAIGN SPANNING I4 STATES NATIONAL REGIONAL RADIO INTERVIEWS 100+ GRASSROOTS RALLIES ACROSS 36 DIFFERENT STATES 16,095,470 ORGANIC DIGITAL REACH $1.6 FREEDOM PARTNERS AD BUY IN WISCONSIN SIX-FIGURE FREEDOM PARTNERS D.C. CAMPAIGN AGAINST CORPORATE WELFARE ?The Network of conservative groups assembled by billionaire donors Charles and David Koch are executing a major initiative to pressure lawmakers to overhaul the tax code, a goal that has eluded congressional leaders for decades.? CHRIS MOODY. CNN. 8/25/17

WORKING HAND-IN-HAND WITH LAWMAKERS 8: THE WHITE HOUSE: EIGHT MAJOR PRESS EVENTS MEETINGS WITH WITH CONGRESSIONAL LAWMAKERS LEADERS KEY MEMBERS PDLICYMAKERS OF THE ADMINISTRATION 50+ HELPED BUILD A NATIONAL COALITION DF MORE THAN 50 PRO-TAX REFORM ORGANIZATIONS ?The White House is looking to tap Charles and David Koch?s network to sell the idea of a tax bill that would lower rates before the end of the year. The Administration needs Americans for Prosperity?s grass- roots membership to reach out to lawmakers regarding the need to overhaul the tax code before the end of the year.? HOUSE, KOCH NETWORK ALIGNED ON QUICK-MOVING TAX LAURA DAVISDN. BLDOMBERG BNA. 7/31/17 ORIGINAL POLICY MESSAGING RESEARCH: FOUR DEVELOPED MAJOR POLICY EXTENSIVE MESSAGING STUDIES AND REPORTS RESEARCH USED BY THE SUPPORTING PRINCIPLED WHITE HOUSE TAX REFORM ?\V?e?re going to end the rigged system,? said the [W?hite House] of?cial, echoing language used by groups backed by billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch . . PIICHES BUSINESS TAX CUT TO MIDDLE RICHARD RUBIN, DOW JONES NEWSWIRES, 8/30/17