political action committee

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Recent Examples on the Web Ten political action committees, also known as PACs, spent nearly $1.6 million backing Low, while four PACs paid out $1.9 million in support of Liccardo, according to an analysis of federal campaign finance records through Oct. 25. Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024 Sorensen also has reported receiving $10,000 from the Democrats’ House Majority political action committee, along with $4,000 from the campaign fund of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, of New York. Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2024 The Congressional Leadership Fund, a political action committee supporting Republican candidates, launched a stinging ad last month that blamed Caraveo’s stance for the surge of fentanyl into the country and for migrant impacts on hospitals and public services in Denver. John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2024 What that could look like has already been demonstrated: One Republican political action committee has launched a series of ads that either paint Harris as an enemy of the pro-Israel or the pro-Palestine community, depending on the neighborhood. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences 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
  • 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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  • The transformed system wasn’t perfect, but allowing interest groups, the public and reporters to see what was being considered was a big step forward.
    Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 22 June 2024
  • Ties to Google Despite the impact these negotiations could have on the California news industry, few news publishers, unions or interest groups were clued in.
    Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
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  • State supreme courts have increasingly become a target of special interest groups in recent years, attracting record-breaking spending that reflects the courts' power as the final say in high-profile cases, according to the Brennan Center for Justice, which tracks spending in judicial races.
    Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Foreign governments and the private sector, meanwhile, lobby Congress to protect policies that favor them, inhibiting changes that may serve the broad public interest but challenge special interests.
    Christopher S. Chivvis, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2024

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