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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>

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

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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>

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{{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.

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Marc Short, the White House's director of legislative affairs who once served as Pence's chief of staff on Capitol Hill, and Marty Obst, a longtime Pence adviser who runs the vice president's political action committee, both sat in on the meeting.

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On the Koch brothers' side of the room: Mark Holden, Koch Industries' general counsel; Tim Phillips, president of the Koch brothers-backed group Americans for Prosperity; Brian Hooks, president of the Charles Koch Foundation and the Charles Koch Institute; and Davis.}}

== References ==

[[category:Koch]]

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