bill: so at the donors summit, it was announced that charles and david koch, and the network they have put together will be spending $400 million in this cycle at all levels, and they have spent some money and your group has been out promoting things like the republican tax plan and some of the issues in washington. how much of that total has already been spent and how much are you going to be targeting house races in the midterms in terms of the dollar figure? mr. phillips: you make a great point. that number includes both 2017 and 2018. you are exactly right. and it also includes policy efforts. so we announced roughly up to a $20 million, maybe more effort to explain the benefit of the tax bill that passed to the american people. so it is not just the politics, it is also involving a lot of policy. that is an important point. and we probably spent 35%, 40% of that in 2017. so it is important that is a two-year number, and it also includes state-level efforts as well, with the state level and gubernatorial, both electoral and policy fronts. bill: are there other agenda items you will

[applause] >> in 2016, charles and david koch spent millions of dollars on the elections to sway them in their favor. almost as much as the democrats and republicans spent each. $750 million to sway them in their favor. politicians who are bought out by those guys cannot be counted on to do what is right and get us fossil free fast. [applause] >> this year young people around the country will shine a light on the corrupting influence of people like the kochs. we will force hundreds of candidates to choose whether they are citing with big oil or the american people. they can prove that they are with us by signing onto to the no fossil fueled money pledge which states that politicians will not take contributions from the oil, gas, and coal industry and prioritize the health and well-being of our families, climate and democracy. almost 200 have signed to date. [applause] >> if candidates sign they will be in good company. just backstage, bernie sanders , rumor him? -- remember him? -- renewed his pledge to reject contributions from these that actors and he is calling on politicians and c

in 2016, charles and david koch spent $750 million on the elections to sway them in their favor. that is almost as much as the democratic and republican peafert spent each. $750 million to sway them in their favor. politicians were bought out by those guys cannot be counted on to do what is right. [applause] >> so this year young people around the country will shine the light of the corrupting influences like people of the koches. we are asking candidates if they are standing with big oil or american people and sign onto the no foes i will fuel money pledge which states that politicians will not take from the fossil fuel energy and prioritize our well-being. almost 200 candidates have signed today. [applause] >> if a candidate signs they will be in big company, because just back stage, bernie sanders -- remember him -- bernie sanders renewed his pledge to reject contributions from these bad actors and calling on politicians and candidates from every corner of this country to join him. [applause] numbers to grow our and speaking to over 12,000 young people just this spring. when j

another one for you, david, koch brothers-backed group launched an ad campaign asking local governmentsheadquarters. they're saying don't geoff away the farm. you will not get back what you hope you will bet? what do you think on that? mr. bezos, if not amazon itself, seems to have more money than these counties and cities looking to go into. i would hope amazon will provide money themselves. i understand the concern. having said that that is the way a lot of counties, a lot of cities have been looking to attract business. if you look at the south, a number of these business, mercedes-benz, and others come in they have gotten packages to set up a food -- good infrastructure for their product. i think amazon ask one of those groups that has as i said, mr. bezos is quite wealthy and company seems to be doing okay. maybe they could fund a part of this so the local taxpayers wouldn't have to fund at all. ashley: that is a good point. thank you for joining us this morning. really appreciate it. >> happy to be here. ashley: whole foods changing the way it does business with suppliers, chargin

david: john lech claire was a wrote all the british spy novels. cheryl: coming up, battle of the billionaires. how a group linked to the koch brotherses is putting pressure on cities vying for jeff bezos' attention and of course amazon's tech headquarters. taking action how one high school student is trying to prevent another tragedy in the wake of the florida shooting. ♪ . you made the mistake. i beg your pardon? he says, you should have chosen full-car replacement. excuse me? let me be frank, he says: you picked the wrong insurance plan. 'no. i picked the wrong insurance company.' with liberty mutual new car replacement™, we'll replace the full value of your car plus depreciation. liberty stands with you™. liberty mutual insurance. mom'#stuffynosecold #nosleep #mouthbreather just put on a breathe right strip it instantly opens your nose... up to 38% more than cold medicine alone go to breatheright.com today to request a free sample. today's senior living communities have never been better, with amazing amenities like movie theaters, exercise rooms and swimming pools, public cafes, bars and bistros even pet care services.

david: amazon is starting everything in the end online. let's get an update on headlines outside of the business world with kailey leinz. kailey: the billionaire kochrothers have turned trump down on appraisal to raise the gasoline tax 25 cents a gallon. a report released said the increase would fall hardest in 2016. the chamber of commerce suggested the tax height and president trump has offered to support it. special counsel robert mueller is said to have expanded his interest in presidential son-in-law jared kushner. according to cnn, he is investigating kushner's efforts to secure financing from his company from foreign investors during the presidential campaign. he will be looking at talks kushner had with chinese investors. facebook is facing a new round of criticism. it started last week, when federal indictments accused russia manipulating social platforms, and it a split advertising -- and date advertising executive from facebook defended the company in misleading cases. they spent -- global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. alix: duke energy releasing its