NFIB, Plaintiff In Supreme Court Lawsuit Against Obamacare, Refuses To Disclose Donors
Posted in: Today's ChiliWASHINGTON — The National Federation of Independent Business, one of the lead plaintiffs in a Supreme Court lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act, refuses to disclose the names of its mega-donors, prompting critics to question the organization’s claim to represent small businesses.
The NFIB touts itself as “the voice for small business.” But in 2010 and 2011, it received 10 donations totaling more than $10 million from anonymous donors, according to a recent analysis of their tax records by Public Campaign and Alliance for a Just Society.
NFIB has bankrolled the high-profile lawsuit, National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, which the Supreme Court is set to decide with two other health reform cases on Thursday. In turn, it appears, the organization received large donations from undisclosed sources. And while the word “independent” is in the organization’s name, NFIB’s multimillion-dollar independent expenditures and campaign donations have benefited almost exclusively Republicans.
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