Two Democratic senators have strongly criticized the decision by Koch Industries on Thursday, a company that contributes generously to Republican candidate campaigns in the United States, to stay for the moment in Russia.
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“It’s time for Koch Industries to pass on the values of democracy before its own profits,” said Chuck Schumer, Senate Democrat leader, and Ron Wyden, who chaired the Finance Committee in a statement.
In a message Wednesday, the group’s operations director explained he had taken the decision to remain in Russia in order to continue to support his employees.
A Koch subsidiary, Guardian Industries, owns in the country two manufacturing plants that carry around 600 people, and Koch and directly employs five employees, Dave Robertson details.
“While the Guardian’s activities in Russia do not represent a very small part of Koch’s, we do not abandon our low-ranking employees or give up these Russian manufacturing facilities so that they can and will work. des profits », at-il justifié dans le message.
Following the imposition of economic sanctions by several Western governments following the invasion of Ukraine, many multinationals have decided to withdraw from the country or suspend their operations.
According to a list updated by a team from Yale University, some still choose to maintain their activities in Russia, including Koch, Auchan or Schlumberger.
According to the Open Secrets site, which collects data on the financing of political campaigns, Koch Industries regularly finances the campaigns of candidates in elections, up to 90% of Republicans.
Jong Patréiner, Charles Koch, regularly serves his Fortune to defend very liberal positions.
One of the largest non-United States companies, Koch Industries is based in Wichita, Kansas, and has activities in the chemical and oil and gas sectors.
In their statement, Democrat senators point out that they are considering a bill to support the United States tax credit agreement on taxes levied on U.S. businesses in Russia, as is the case with Syria.
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