The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is able to advance a powerful corporate agenda Ai??in state legislatures because it is bankrolled almost exclusively by big business. Following the outrage over its support for voter suppression and Stand Your Ground laws, businesses have been fleeing the group.

The Energy Action Coalition decided to confront Senator Chuck Schumer (NY) — the second-most powerful Democrat in the Senate — over Duke Energy’s support for ALEC. When asked about the company’s ALEC membership, Schumer replied that he would urge it to “get out of ALEC ASAP.” Watch it:

Schumer’s words are important given Duke Energy’s close ties to Democrats. The company has actually extended a $10 million line of credit for the Democratic convention, and its CEO is a major donor to the event as well.