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Obama under fire for using corporate cash for inauguration

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    Mike Emanuel reports from Washington, D.C.

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President prepares for inauguration day there's already some growing controversy.

Over the money -- being raised to help pay for the event.

Get ready hear words like this inauguration brought to you but I.

Microsoft.

That would be weird right -- congressional correspondent -- -- -- hill's live in Washington Michael are meeting here.

Probably unlikely Martha -- when he -- upcoming inaugural events.

They will be brought to you by AT&T Microsoft and a handful of corporate donors that's a big shift from 2009 when the Obama team did not accept corporate money.

Federal contract information reveals AT&T -- received more than 102 million dollars in federal contracts this fiscal year while Microsoft has roughly four point six million dollars.

In technology contracts at the White House and other government agencies.

And critics say this does not pass the smell test.

This town is dysfunctional there's too much money sloshing around and this brings about really really corruption on -- what -- -- company is bidding.

Four -- contract.

Then they give money and then there -- -- -- shows up at the event reminds it's a bad idea.

Congressman wolf says it should be canceled offer corporations to get that anybody's inauguration -- For tax reform and how does all of that.

Play and and is there -- conflict of interest what about the inaugural committee what are they saying about this and what are supporters of the president saying about this night.

-- they -- this was the most expensive presidential campaign in history so their goal is making sure they meet the fund raising requirements and supporters of this president say.

Look at his policies and who is trying to help.

That's why you know -- don't worry about the president's accessing attacking today.

Donors or -- corporate lobbyists because on the issues of that fiscal -- and affair you know where there are budget is fair he's been fighting very hard to insure.

That it's that public to voice the middle class voice that's the strongest at the table.

The inaugural committee says it will not accept money from foreign nationals or foreign corporations -- -- the and I.

I'm at their comfort -- thank you very much.

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