Dark Money Groups Fund Liberal Push To Pass Infrastructure Without Republicans

A trove of dark money is behind a liberal campaign to push President Joe Biden to abandon negotiations with Republicans and pass a sweeping infrastructure package filled with partisan priorities.

Two liberal advocacy groups that spearheaded a June letter calling on Biden to sidestep Republicans and secure a "Big, bold infrastructure bill" are backed heavily by dark money.

Real Recovery Now!-a coalition of progressive organizations designed to urge Biden to invest big in alternative energy-also organized the letter and has ties to dark money.

Five of the campaign's members have combined to receive $8.7 million from funds managed by Arabella Advisors, a Washington, D.C.-based consulting firm at the center of a massive dark money network.

As the administration moved forward with bipartisan infrastructure talks, the liberal coalition shifted to twist Biden's arm to assure "Investments in clean energy jobs." "A big, bold infrastructure bill that will create jobs and deliver for working families can't wait any longer-and congressional Democrats must use the reconciliation process to pass it," the letter states.

As part of the campaign's infrastructure push, the Working Families Party in March used the Real Recovery Now! moniker to call on Congress to pass the THRIVE Act.

While Biden has expressed willingness to allow bipartisan infrastructure negotiations to continue, some congressional Democrats are championing the dark money-backed bid to secure significant alternative energy spending.
 

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