According to monetary disclosure, U.S. President Joe Biden’s inaugural committee raised $61.8 million from contributions by firms like Pfizer and Uber, labour unions and different rich people for his inauguration occasions, as per a Reuters report.
As per the submitting submitted on Tuesday with the Federal Election Commission, the Democratic president’s inaugural committee took $1 million in contributions every from about 10 huge corporations which embody Pfizer Inc- the maker of one of many COVID-19 vaccines within the United States, AT&T Services Inc, Bank of America Corp, Boeing Co, Uber Technologies Inc, Lockheed Martin Corp and Qualcomm Inc.
Around 12 people donated $500,000 every, in accordance with the submitting. The report, nonetheless, didn’t give particulars on how the cash was utilized for the occasions as the standard inaugural ceremony was given a miss because of the ongoing pandemic. However, the inauguration included televised performances by Lady Gaga and Garth Brooks.
As in comparison with Donald Trump’s $106 million raised, Biden’s committee was method beneath the mark however exceeded the $53 million raised by Barack Obama for his first inauguration in 2009.
In accordance with the twentieth Amendment of the United States Constitution, the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC) has been accountable for the planning and execution of the Inaugural Ceremonies of the President-elect and Vice President-elect of the United States on the Capitol since 1901.
The procession, swearing-in ceremonies, inaugural deal with, signing ceremony are all finished below the jurisdiction of the JCCIC.