佩洛西窜台背后：赚得盆满钵满的美国游说公司(3)

格普哈特也不忘记报销车费。

　　According to filings from USDepartment of Justice， TECRO had been contracting with Gephardt since 2013 to pay $25，000 per month for services， which later shifted to $22，000 per month starting in 2017 and has remained in place to date， for a total payment of $3.84 million。 Besides， the disbursement records include multiple bills worth $26 - cab fare spent on a ride from PR firm Gephardt to Capitol Hill， amounting to $1，138。

　　除却固定服务费，格普哈特公司还要向TECRO收取缴纳支付给国会议员们的政治献金。2017年初至今，格普哈特公司记录在案的政治献金共357850美元。如果这些全部都来源于TECRO的话，则后者自2017年至今至少支付给格普哈特近420万美元。

　　In addition to the fixed service fees， Gephardt collects political contributions from TECRO for payments made to MPs， and has recorded $357，850 in political contributions from Gephardt since 2017。 If this amount was also from TECRO， the latter has paid Gephardt at least $4.2 million during 2017-2022。

　　据台媒报道，拜登上台后，民进党将游说对象转移到了美国的民主党。更具体来说，是议长佩洛西。

　　According to local media， when Biden took office in 2021， the DPP government shifted its lobbying focus to the Democrats， more specifically targeting US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi。

　　除了业务和金钱往来，格普哈特政府事务公司与佩洛西的私人关系也不一般。该公司的创始人理查德·安德鲁·格普哈特，是佩洛西的前一任众议院少数党领袖。2004年格普哈特竞选总统时还得到了佩洛西的支持。

　　Richard Andrew Gephardt， the president and CEO of the company， has even closer relation with Nancy Pelosi。 When Richard Gephardt ran for President in 2004， Nancy Pelosi endorsed him， and succeeded him as House Minority Leader。

　　据台媒报道，2019年蔡英文在纽约与佩洛西的会面就是格普哈特安排的。此外，驻美国的TECRO负责人还通过格普哈特，搞到了拜登就职典礼的门票。

　　政治上的金钱交易，再叠加上环环相扣的私人关系，即便佩洛西此行并不会给台湾带来好处，民进党还是得把这位“贵”客供起来。

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　　格普哈特公司只是收钱帮助台湾游说美国政客的其中一家。