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*[[Charles Koch Institute]]
*[[Generation Opportunity]]
====Audio of Koch Politicians====
Audio recordings of some portions of the meeting were obtained by ''The Undercurrent'', ''Huffington Post'', and ''The Nation.'' The recordings included speeches by three Republican Senate candidates: Iowa state Sen. Joni Ernst, Arkansas Rep. Tom Cotton, and Colorado Rep. Cory Gardner,<ref name="huffpo recording">Sam Stein, "[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/26/koch-brothers-ernst-cotton-gardner_n_5718773.html?1409113517 At Koch Retreat, Top GOP Senate Candidates Credited Koch Network For Their Rise]," ''Huffington Post'', August 26, 2014. Accessed September 2, 2014.</ref> and remarks by Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).<ref name="nation recording">Lauren Windsor, "[http://www.thenation.com/article/181363/caught-tape-what-mitch-mcconnell-complained-about-roomful-billionaires-exclusive Caught on Tape: What Mitch McConnell Complained About to a Roomful of Billionaires (Exclusive)]," ''The Nation'', August 26, 2014. Accessed September 2, 2014.</ref>
Ernst credited the Koch network with advancing his career, saying "But the exposure to this group and to this network and the opportunity to meet so many of you, that really started my trajectory." Cotton highlighted the role of Koch-funded [[Americans for Prosperity]]: ""Americans for Prosperity in Arkansas has played a critical role in turning our state from a one-party Democratic state [inaudible] building the kind of constant engagement to get people in the state involved in their communities."<ref name="huffpo recording"/>
McConnell attacked campaign finance limits, saying that "The worst day of my political life was when President George W. Bush signed McCain-Feingold into law in the early part of his first administration." He also described plans to "go after" Democrats by using attaching riders to spending bills. "No money can be spent to do this or to do that. We’re going to go after them on healthcare, on financial services, on the Environmental Protection Agency, across the board [inaudible]. All across the federal government, we’re going to go after it."<ref name="nation recording"/>
The recordings and transcripts are available here: [http://ladylibertine.net/2014/08/26/mmky/ McConnell's remarks], [http://ladylibertine.net/2014/08/26/u-s-senate-candidates-speak-at-koch-donor-summit/ Senate candidates], [http://ladylibertine.net/2014/08/26/koch-operatives-discuss-senate-strategy/ Koch operatives].
====List of Attendees====
<tr><td>Sen. [[Mitch McConnell]]</td> <td></td><td> Republican, Kentucky</td> </tr>
<tr><td>Sen. [[Marco Rubio]]</td> <td></td> <td>Republican, Florida</td> </tr>
<tr><td>State Sen. [Joni Ernst]]</td> <td></td> <td>Republican, Iowa</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Rich DeVos]]</td> <td></td> <td>co-founder of [[Amway]], owner of the Orlando Magic</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Gavin Herberg]]</td> <td>pharmaceuticals</td> <td>founder, [[Allergan]]; major funder of [[ALEC]]</td> </tr>