Corker pitch: $10k dinner, $5k meeting

[TomCADem]

Source: Politico

Sen. Bob Corker’s reelection campaign offered donors a chance to have a meal with the Tennessee Republican for $10,000, or attend “small meetings” with him for $5,000, during his visits to New York and Chicago next month.

The solicitation — provided to POLITICO by a lobbyist who works for financial firms and others — comes at a time when Corker is one of the leading Republican negotiators on a bill that would dramatically overhaul regulations on Wall Street.

“During the Easter recess, Sen. Corker will be in Chicago and New York, and we have a few openings in the schedule,” wrote Corker fundraiser Kim Kaegi in an e-mail to potential donors. “We are hoping for $10,000 for meal events or $5,000 for small meetings.”

“Please let us know if you have any members or clients who might be able to fill the open times with a small fundraising opportunity,” the e-mail said.


Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/34974.html

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Hmm, why is Tennessee Senator Bob Corker, who is leading Republican negotiators on a financial regulation reform, hosting high end fundraisers in New York and Chicago? I did not know that a Tennessee Senator had so many constituents in the Big Apple.

[Turbineguy]

1. Smart move asswipe

People who cough up 10 grand for a meal aren't the type with sob stories like how wallstreet money "managers" ran their pathetic little retirement plan into the ground. :sarcasm:

[Downwinder]

2. We knew he was for sale,

Now we know his price.

[cosmicone]

3. How much for the whole night? n/t