>> THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US, 
THANKS FOR DROPPING INTO THE 
OFFICE A FEW DAYS AGO. 
>> THANK YOU, SENATOR. 
>> MRS. DeVOS, THERE IS A 
GROWING FEAR, I THINK, IN THIS 
COUNTRY THAT WE ARE MOVING 
TOWARD WHAT SOME WOULD CALL AN 
OLIGARCHY FORM OF SOCIETY, A 
SMALL NUMBER OF VERY, VERY 
WEALTHY BILLIONAIRES CONTROL TO 
A SIGNIFICANT DEGREE OUR 
ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL LIFE.
WOULD YOU BE SO KIND AS TO TELL 
US HOW MUCH MONEY YOUR FAMILY 
HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE 
REPUBLICAN PARTY OVER THE YEARS?
>> SENATOR, FIRST OF ALL, THANK 
YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
I
I, AGAIN, WAS PLEASED TO MEET 
YOU IN YOUR OFFICE LAST WEEK.
I WISH I COULD GIVE YOU U THAT 
NUMBER.
I DON'T KNOW. 
>> I'VE HEARD THE NUMBER IS $200
MILLION.
DOES THAT SOUND IN THE BALLPARK?
>> COLLECTIVELY -- 
>> OVER THE YEARS, YES. 
>> -- BETWEEN MY ENTIRE FAMILY, 
THAT'S POSSIBLE. 
>> MY QUESTION IS, I DON'T MEAN 
TO BE RUDE, BUT DO YOU THINK IF 
YOU WERE NOT A MULTIBILLIONAIRE,
IF YOUR FAMILY HAS NOT MADE 
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS 
OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 
REPUBLICAN PARTY, THAT YOU WOULD
BE SITTING HERE TODAY?
>> SENATOR, AS A MATTER OF FACT,
I DO THINK THAT THERE WOULD BE 
THAT POSSIBILITY.
I'VE WORKED VERY HARD ON BEHALF 
OF PARENTS AND CHILDREN FOR THE 
LAST ALMOST 30 YEARS TO BE A 
VOICE FOR PARENTS AND TO -- A 
VOICE FOR STUDENTS AND TO 
EMPOWER PARENTS TO MAKE
