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Navy research money, a line on page 185, a warm thank-you call. At the Congressional Gift Shop, every item on the shelf comes with one simple, suggested contribution to a friendly super PAC.

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Caricature. Satire. Obviously.

The shelves

This season's gifts

Every item is inspired by something in ProPublica's reporting. The footnotes are real. The store is not.

Navy boat-hull research project

Pitch it over a meeting, leave with a senator who "seemed supportive." Hull not included. Usefulness not guaranteed.

Per ProPublica, Navatek's CEO pitched an $8 million boat-hull project to Collins and her staff, and in 2018 Collins included $8 million for it in the defense budget.

Value $8,000,000$160,000suggested 2%

Page 185 placement

Your priorities, tucked deep inside a 307-page Senate Appropriations report, where nobody but you will ever look.

In 2019 the committee set aside $21.5 million for "hybrid composite structures research," which ProPublica ties to Navatek's priorities.

Value $21,500,000$430,000suggested 2%

The "$32M Will Be Supported" Deluxe

Our premium tier. Comes with the upbeat recap you send your colleagues on the way out the door.

"Excellent meeting. Total of $32M will be supported." The CEO's report to colleagues after a February 2020 meeting with Collins' office, weeks after the $150,000 cleared, per ProPublica.

Value $32,000,000$640,000suggested 2%

Personal thank-you call

A warm, heartfelt call of gratitude. Ships about seven days after your check clears.

Seven days after the super PAC cashed the shell company's check, a super PAC staffer emailed a Navatek lobbyist: "Senator Collins would like to call Martin to thank him," per ProPublica.

Value: pricelessFreewith any six-figure order

Corner Bakery summit

A casual sit-down with a top fundraiser at a chain bakery in Washington. Nothing to worry about. Order the soup.

ProPublica describes a top Collins fundraiser walking into "a perilous meeting at a Corner Bakery" in late 2019.

Value: perilousIncludedpastries extra

Custom shell company naming

Our bestseller: "Society of Young Women Scientist and Engineers." Moves $150,000 with ease. Grammar sold separately.

That is the real name of the shell company the CEO used to send $150,000 to the pro-Collins super PAC, per ProPublica.

Moves $150,000$3,000processing, 2%

Straw donor family pack

Spread your generosity across the relatives. Everyone feels civic. One person goes to prison.

ProPublica reports about $33,000 reached Collins through relatives. The CEO pleaded guilty in 2022 and was sentenced to 87 months.

Value $33,000$660suggested 2%

Statement of deep concern

Delivered to the press within 24 hours of anything at all. Changes nothing. Never sells out.

Not from the reporting. Just a classic.

Value $0.00Freealways in stock

Custom orders

What will it cost you?

Tell us what you'd like from the federal government. We'll calculate your suggested 2% contribution.

Your suggested contribution

$160,000

for a Navy research contract

The fine print (the real part)

Why 2%?

$150,000 is about 1.9% of $8 million. We rounded up, for inflation.

$150,000

Sent to a pro-Collins super PAC in late 2019 by Navatek's CEO through a shell company, per ProPublica.

~$33,000

Sent to Collins in 2019 through relatives acting as illegal straw donors. The CEO pleaded guilty and got 87 months.

Members of Congress or staff charged. ProPublica reports the broader FBI bribery probe died after the agents were pushed out in 2025.

For the record: Collins' office "vigorously" denies allegations of bribery and pay-for-play, calls the CEO's claims "outlandish," and says the illegal contributions were returned in 2021. See the full timeline and sources →