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April 26, 2019

As Comcast Lobbyist Hosts Biden's First Fundraiser, Campaign Boasts of Support From "Top 1%"
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In other campaign news, Biden marked his first day on the campaign trail
by attending a $2,800-per-person fundraiser in Philadelphia at the home
of Comcast's top lobbyist, David Cohen. Attendees included Daniel
Hilferty, chief executive of Independence Blue Cross, the largest health
insurer in the Philadelphia area. Senator Bernie Sanders criticized
Biden for holding a fundraiser in the home of a corporate lobbyist.
Former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, who co-hosted the Biden
fundraiser, appeared on CNN this morning, and said the fundraiser
attracted the top 1%.

Ed Rendell: "For 90% of the people who attended last night's fundraiser,
they're contributing against their own financial interest. They will do
better with a Republican president, because they're in the top 1%. So
they'll do better with a Republican president. It will probably cost
them money if Joe Biden wins, because I think he'll bring some sense to
the tax cut and he'll probably raise rates on the top 1%. So, all these
people gave money even though it was against their own financial
interest."



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