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| Topic | Politics Containment Topic 161: Elephants On Parade |
| HaRRicH 02/13/18 8:04:53 PM #246: | 2/13/2018 USA TODAY - Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, possible 2020 candidate, rejects corporate PAC donations The New York Democrat, speaking in a video she tweeted, said she made her decision "because of the corrosive effect of corporate money in politics." Gillibrand, who is up for re-election this year, said one reason shes concerned about money in politics is the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United vs. FEC. The 2010 decision helped pave the way for super PACs that may spend unlimited money in support of candidates as long as the political action committees operate independently of political campaigns. We have a system where corporations can spend unlimited money that isn't even disclosed so there's no transparency, she said. Gillibrand has received more than $1 million in PAC contributions between 2013 and 2018, with more than 68% from business groups, 7% from labor and more than 24% from ideological groups, according to a Center for Responsive Politics analysis of Federal Election Commission data. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/ politics/onpolitics/2018/02/13/ sen-kirsten-gillibrand-possible-2020-candidate-rejects -corporate-pac-donations/333976002/ She's still keeping the 7% and 24%, but she's tossing the corporate-related 68% of PAC donations she used to get. Interesting move! Bernie made the recipe, now let's see what more politicians can cook with it. --- Nominate METAL MAN for 20XX! http://i.imgur.com/Dr4NAeq.png ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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