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Democrats prioritize campaign finance overhaul with ‘For the People Act’
Congressional Democrats are prioritizing campaign finance reform and voting rights with a sweeping bill being praised by progressive groups and advocates for electoral reform.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Tuesday that the upper chamber will consider the For the People Act before any other bill, designating it as S.1. Democrats in the House made a similar move earlier this month. The bill aims to tackle corporate influence, “dark money,” foreign attempts to influence American elections and voter suppression practices in the wake of the 2020 election cycle, which broke campaign spending records.
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Corporations rethinking PACs leave the door to ‘dark money’ open
Several major corporations started the New Year with resolutions swearing off corporate PAC spending after violent attacks on the U.S. Capitol. But they appear to have left the door open to continue bankrolling less transparent groups. “Dark money” groups and other politically active nonprofits received more than $100 million since 2015 from 24 companies that are cutting off political donations to the 147 members of Congress who voted against certifying presidential election results, reviewing corporate PAC giving or pausing contributions from their PACs entirely. That’s according to an OpenSecrets investigation using data from the Center for Political Accountability.
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Never-Trump ‘dark money’ group to spend millions backing Republicans who impeached Trump
A new anti-Trump group helmed by Republicans announced Tuesday that it would raise $50 million to encourage lawmakers to break with Donald Trump. Behind the project is Defending Democracy Together, one of the top-spending “dark money” groups in the 2020 cycle.
The new effort — the Republican Accountability Project — promises to use its cash to “ensure that ample resources are available for those principled Republicans who do the right thing and hold Trump accountable for inciting an attack on the U.S. Capitol.” The campaign joins The Lincoln Project in its efforts to sway Republicans who might otherwise hesitate to break from Trump.
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