The website ThinkProgress.org has published video showing Massachusetts Republican Sen. Scott Brown thanking conservative billionaire David Koch for his campaign donations and asking for more money in 2012. David Koch and his brother Charles have helped bankroll the Tea Party movement and many other Republicans. The video was shot at a recent dedication of MIT’s David H. Koch Integrative Cancer Institute.

Scott Brown: “Your support during the election, it meant a ton. It made a difference, and I can certainly use it again. And obviously, the…”

David Koch: “When are you running for the next term?”

Scott Brown: “’12.”

David Koch: “Oh, OK.”

Scott Brown: “I’m in the cycle right now. We’re already banging away.”