Koch Brothers Deny Supporting Government Shutdown

Koch Industries is denying that they support the government shutdown. A New York Times story Sunday gave the background on the planning that went into the shutdown, including that Koch-supported supported it. Koch Industries wrote its denial to the U.S. Senate.

The letter was in response to comments on the Senate floor Tuesday by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) in which he blamed Koch for the shutdown, which followed a conservative push to pressure Democrats into defunding or delaying Obamacare to keep the government open.

“Koch believes that Obamacare will increase deficits, lead to an overall lowering of the standard of health care in America, and raise taxes,” the letter said. “However, Koch has not taken a position on the legislative tactic of tying the continuing resolution to defunding Obamacare nor have we lobbied on legislative provisions defunding Obamacare.”

The letter was sent by Philip Ellender, president of government and public affairs for Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC. It was not immediately clear if the letter was sent to all senators.

By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.