Their campaigns received some $60K since 2018 from insulin maker Eli Lilly and Co., before voting to kill a proposal to cap the price of insulin.
has spoken out against price regulations, arguing they'd reduce jobs and hold back research and development."Lilly is deeply committed to insulin affordability and has long-advocated for holistic, sustainable policy solutions, such as passing through rebates directly to people who use insulin and limiting out-of-pocket costs, that can significantly help people who use insulin," a spokesperson said in a statement.
Since the 2018 election cycle, Young received more than $30,000 from Lilly's political action committee and its executives and employees, according to OpenSecrets. In that time span, Braun has received more than $28,000. The organization counts all donations by political action committees and individuals giving $200 or more.Companies pay into campaigns to get meetings with politicians, Andrew Downs, emeritus associate professor of political science at Purdue University Fort Wayne.
But the donations logged on the Federal Election Commission's website is one part of a company's political influence. Money is often funneled through organizations that pay to influence elections outside of the purview of the FEC, a sourcing of funding popularly known as"dark money," said Downs.
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