To: John C. Lechleiter, CEO of Eli Lilly
ALEC is in Indiana this week, so tell Indiana-based Eli Lilly to dump ALEC!
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is a secretive group that lobbies for corporations while pretending to be a charity. Eli Lilly should follow over 100 other corporations like Google and Coca-Cola and cut ties with ALEC.
Why is this important?
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is holding its annual policy conference in Indiana this week. But their shadowy lobbying practices shouldn't receive a warm welcome -- sign our petition to Indiana-based Eli Lilly to dump ALEC today!
ALEC works behind closed doors to help big corporations like Exxon Mobil, Comcast, Pfizer, & Koch Industries secretly lobby politicians for favorable treatment. They work in secret, shutting voters out of the process, but giving corporate members the same vote as legislators and other elected officials who are elected to do the public's business.
Even worse, those corporations get a tax write-off on their contributions, because ALEC claims that it is a "charity."
Lobbyists from those corporations and politicians sit behind closed doors to adopt "model" bills that affect everything from the water you drink and air you breathe, the schools your children attend, the size of your paycheck, and your ability to access affordable healthcare and medicine.
Public outcry has led over 100 companies, including Ford, Google, Facebook, and more, to cut ties with ALEC. Now, it's time for Eli Lilly to do the same.
Eli Lilly touts its corporate commitment to laudable goals like "Improving Global Health" and "Strengthening Communities" -- now it's time to back up their words with action. Sign our petition and tell Eli Lilly to drop out of ALEC today.