David Koch in Interviews during 2017-2019


On Education: Push for education savings accounts on state ballots

A major focus for the Koch network--known formally as the Seminar Network--is state legislation, with an aim to remake the nation's education system via referendums and new state laws. The Kochs are particularly enthusiastic about education savings accounts: a mechanism that upends traditional K-12 education by, in some cases, giving parents lump sums they can use to pay private schools or even online institutions to educate their children.

A top priority for 2018 is in Arizona, where a measure allowing education savings accounts for all students goes on the ballot in November. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey pushed the idea and attended the Koch network's weekend seminar to chat with donors about it. A similar bill is moving through the New Hampshire Legislature and is supported by Americans for Prosperity [another Koch-funded organization].

Source: Boston Globe on 2020 presidential hopeful, "Koch Rally" Jan 29, 2018

On Tax Reform: Spending $20M to popularize Trump's $1.5 trillion tax cut

The Koch brothers and their network of wealthy donors have a lot to be happy about after the first year of the Trump administration. And they plan to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to help ensure they stay happy.

The Koch network--known formally as the Seminar Network--has pledged to devote around $400 million toward politics and policy in the midterms to hold the GOP majorities in both chambers.

The sum includes $20 million that the Koch brothers plan to put behind efforts to popularize the $1.5 trillion tax cut. The network spent $20 million last year pushing the legislation.

The Kochs didn't support Trump in 2016, though they have strong ties to Vice President Mike Pence and key members of Trump's staff and Cabinet.

Source: Boston Globe on 2020 presidential hopeful, "Koch Rally" Jan 29, 2018

The above quotations are from Interviews during 2017-2019, interviewing presidential hopefuls for 2020.
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