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The '''Koch network''' consists of the 130 or so organizations controlled or influenced by the [[Koch brothers]].  Each donor is required to contribute at least $100,000 to a Koch-approved organization.

The '''Koch network''' consists of the 130 or so organizations controlled or influenced by the [[Koch brothers]].  Each donor is required to contribute at least $100,000 to a Koch-approved organization.

Research has revealed some surprising organizations within the orbit of the Kochs as of 2014.<ref>http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/11/koch-brothers-web-influence</ref>  As the Kochs' wealth and political spending has expanded since them, so has their control over right-of-center groups.

Research has revealed some surprising organizations within the orbit of the Kochs as of 2014.<ref>https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/11/koch-brothers-web-influence</ref>  As the Kochs' wealth and political spending has expanded since them, so has their control over right-of-center groups.

An analysis in 2017 turned up additional organizations under the influence of the Koch brothers.<ref>http://www.prwatch.org/news/2017/03/13229/koch-brothers-bankroll-constitutional-convention</ref>

An analysis in 2017 turned up additional organizations under the influence of the Koch brothers.<ref>http://www.prwatch.org/news/2017/03/13229/koch-brothers-bankroll-constitutional-convention</ref>

For politicians controlled by the Kochs, see [[Koch puppet]]s.  The most devoted Koch puppets in the [[U.S. Senate]] are [[globalist]] Senators [[Ben Sasse]] (R-NE) and [[Jeff Flake]] (R-AZ). Koch organizations support an [[open borders]] immigration policy, such as making [[DACA]] permanent.<ref>Binder, John (April 2, 2018). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/02/billionaire-koch-brothers-trump-ditching-amnesty-deal-for-daca-illegal-aliens-a-grave-injustice/ Billionaire Koch Brothers: Trump Ditching Amnesty Deal for DACA Illegal Aliens a ‘Grave Injustice’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 2, 2018.</ref><ref>Kight, Stef W. (April 2, 2018). [https://www.axios.com/koch-groups-disappointed-by-trump-tweets-on-daca-1522686460-32a29ba4-7b53-4f09-bb67-73886d6a19da.html Koch-backed groups aren’t happy with Trump’s “DACA is dead” tweet]. ''Axios''. Retrieved April 2, 2018.</ref>

For politicians controlled by the Kochs, see [[Koch puppet]]s.  The most devoted Koch puppets in the [[U.S. Senate]] are [[globalist]] Senators [[Ben Sasse]] (R-NE) and [[Jeff Flake]] (R-AZ). Koch organizations support an [[open borders]] immigration policy, such as making [[DACA]] permanent.<ref>Binder, John (April 2, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/02/billionaire-koch-brothers-trump-ditching-amnesty-deal-for-daca-illegal-aliens-a-grave-injustice/ Billionaire Koch Brothers: Trump Ditching Amnesty Deal for DACA Illegal Aliens a ‘Grave Injustice’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 2, 2018.</ref><ref>Kight, Stef W. (April 2, 2018). [https://www.axios.com/koch-groups-disappointed-by-trump-tweets-on-daca-1522686460-32a29ba4-7b53-4f09-bb67-73886d6a19da.html Koch-backed groups aren’t happy with Trump’s “DACA is dead” tweet]. ''Axios''. Retrieved April 2, 2018.</ref>

The chief lieutenants of the Kochs are Tim Phillips, who is president the Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity, and Adam Brandon, who is president of FreedomWorks.

The chief lieutenants of the Kochs are Tim Phillips, who is president the Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity, and Adam Brandon, who is president of FreedomWorks.

== Secret Pence-Koch meeting 6-23-17 ==

== Secret Pence-Koch meeting 6-23-17 ==

Vice President [[Mike Pence]] did not disclose a secret meeting he had with [[Charles Koch]] on June 23, 2017, but the Koch network did.  The resulting article in ''TheHill'' explained:<ref>http://thehill.com/homenews/news/339283-pence-stops-by-koch-brothers-conference-in-colorado</ref>

Vice President [[Mike Pence]] did not disclose a secret meeting he had with [[Charles Koch]] on June 23, 2017, but the Koch network did.  The resulting article in ''TheHill'' explained:<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/news/339283-pence-stops-by-koch-brothers-conference-in-colorado</ref>

{{cquote|James Davis, a spokesman for the Koch brothers' network, said Pence and Charles Koch discussed issues ranging from tax reform to a measure reforming the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, which President Trump signed Friday. The meeting lasted 50 minutes, Davis said.

{{cquote|James Davis, a spokesman for the Koch brothers' network, said Pence and Charles Koch discussed issues ranging from tax reform to a measure reforming the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, which President Trump signed Friday. The meeting lasted 50 minutes, Davis said.