Sentences with phrase «accept unlimited contributions»
The group, which could accept unlimited contributions because of its status, allegedly funneled money from wealthy donors into de Blasio's campaign coffers — avoiding campaign finance restrictions.
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But any effort to fix the system would be complicated by loopholes that permit wealthy individuals and moneyed interests to exert outsize influence, including through 527 groups, which can accept unlimited contributions.
The American Majority Project (AMP) is the new kid on the block, a 527 group — meaning it is allowed by law to accept unlimited contributions — formed in recent days with the backing of Republican heavyweights such as former Florida governor Jeb Bush and an advisory board that includes former congressman Robin Hayes (N.C.), former Republican National Committee chairman Mike Duncan and GOP superlawyer Ben Ginsberg.
Unlike official campaigns and traditional political action committees, independent expenditure committees can accept unlimited contributions.
Not exact matches
«However, I will not unilaterally disarm and allow my opponent to pour unlimited contributions into his campaign while mine continues to accept less than half of what is permitted under current law.»
A bill by Councilman Ben Kallos (D - Manhattan), discussed at a hearing Monday, would prohibit campaigns from accepting public matching funds off money raised by lobbyists who bundle unlimited contributions from other donors.