Mo’ Money, No Problems
Money ain’t a thang for Jay-Z and it won’t be for several lawmakers who are hoping to cash in on the rapper’s upcoming concert at the Verizon Center.
Rep. Andre Carson (D, IN-7), Rep. John Larson (D, CT-1), Rep. Sanford Bishop (D, GA-2), Rep. Ed Towns (D, NY-10), and Rep. Yvette Clarke (D, NY-11), will all host fundraisers at the Jay-Z concert on March 3. Of the five, only Clarke and Towns draw logical connections to the rapper, who is described as a “fellow Brooklyn native” in Clarke’s invitation and “Brooklyn’s own” in Towns’ invitation.
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The fundraising invitations are piling up for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s May 18th performance at the Verizon Center. We’ve got five so far, all for Democrats. (We just got one in for Rep. Baron Hill, which is not in the database yet.) The requested contributions heftier than what I paid to see the Boss when he swung through Denver a few weeks ago, ranging from $1,000 to $2,500.
Rock concerts are a popular fundraising choice for members of Congress, as I wrote back in January. Come to think of it, I’ve never seen an invitation coming over the Party Time transom for a fundraiser at an opera or a performance by a string quartet.
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Host: person who is hosting party-often, but not always, a registered federal lobbyist
Venue Name: where the party is
Entertainment Type: type of gathering, such as "breakfast," "ski trip," "bowling"
Other Lawmakers Mentioned: lawmakers mentioned on invitation who are used as a draw for the event
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