Call follows exodus of major corporations:Coca-Cola, Kraft, Pepsi, McDonald’s Wendy’s

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the wake of the exodus of major American companies from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), Common Cause today called on Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline to follow suit and quit their membership.

“The public is fed up with big pharmaceutical companies pursuing profit over the interests of the average American. ALEC’s agenda to limit voting rights, undermine our public schools, assault collective bargaining and weaken laws protecting our environment is in diametric opposition to the public interest,” said Bob Edgar, president of Common Cause. “This is neither good business nor responsible corporate citizenship.”

많은 미국인들은 최근 몇 주 동안 17세 트레이본 마틴의 죽음과 관련된 플로리다 법률과 유사한 "자기 방어" 법률의 확산에서 ALEC의 역할을 자세히 설명한 뉴스 기사를 통해 ALEC에 대해 알게 되었습니다.

Coca-Cola, Kraft Foods, PepsiCo and Intuit confirmed last week that they’ve already withdrawn from ALEC. On Monday, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced that they will no longer be making grants to ALEC, and McDonald’s revealed that they are no longer a member. Tuesday, Wendy’s announced that they too are no longer a member.