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Recent Examples of political action committee
According to the Federal Election Commission, super PACs, also known as independent expenditure-only political committees, are allowed to receive unrestricted contributions from entities such as individuals, corporations, labor unions, and other political action committees.
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Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
The vast majority of the money that funded the campaign came from businesses, law firms, labor unions, political action committees or other organizations, with under 10% of the total $2.35 million raised coming from individuals.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 19 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, Musk, the world's richest person, became a major part of Trump's 2024 presidential campaign, even offering ahead of the election to give $1 million a day to sign his political action committee's petition backing the Constitution.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2024
Of the $300,000 in contributions made by CoreCivic's PAC, more than $277,000 have gone toward Republican candidates and political action committees.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
The vast majority of the money that funded the campaign came from businesses, law firms, labor unions, political action committees or other organizations, with under 10% of the total $2.35 million raised coming from individuals.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 19 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, Musk, the world's richest person, became a major part of Trump's 2024 presidential campaign, even offering ahead of the election to give $1 million a day to sign his political action committee's petition backing the Constitution.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2024
Of the $300,000 in contributions made by CoreCivic's PAC, more than $277,000 have gone toward Republican candidates and political action committees.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for political action committee
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Connecticut’s lawmakers have a vested interest in the success of Sikorsky, its workforce and suppliers, since it is based in their state and represents a significant part of its defense industry and economy.Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2023
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Applying to become a charter school can take years and require the signoff of any number of gatekeepers, some of whom have a vested interest in limiting competition for existing providers.Mike McShane, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
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On Monday, the real-estate interest group filed a suit arguing — interestingly enough! — that the FARE Act violates brokers’ First Amendment rights.Clio Chang, Curbed, 20 Dec. 2024
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That would include congressional employee communications with each other, with whistleblowers, and with interest groups.Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Believe it or not, there are a few theories about why cats sometimes take a special interest in wrapping paper or other paper materials like newspapers and magazines.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Now, governments have metaphorical swamps, inhabited by special interests and grifters that feed on the status quo at expense of the future.Wal van Lierop, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Political action committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/political%20action%20committee. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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