Abbott cuts ties with conservative lobbyist in wake of BLM controversy – Crain’s

Abbott Laboratories has cut ties with Matt Schlapp’s lobbying firm. The news comes after the American Conservative Union chairman criticized the Black Lives Matter movement.

Abbott spokeswoman Darcy Ross said today that the North Chicago medical device maker no longer works with Cove Strategies. Last year the company paid Schlapp’s firm $190,000, about 5 percent of Abbott’s lobbying spending, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

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