Johnson & Johnson Latest to Quit Republican Policy Group
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The American Legislative Exchange Council, under fire for championing voter identification and “Stand Your Ground” gun laws, lost another corporate member yesterday when Johnson & Johnson announced it would leave the Washington-based public policy group.
Johnson & Johnson joins more than a dozen other companies, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc., McDonald’s Corp., and the Coca-Cola Co. in deciding to leave the organization. The corporate exodus has continued despite ALEC’s April announcement that it would focus exclusively on economic issues and disband the task force that handled voter-ID and gun-rights measures.