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THOSE SAME LEGISLATORS, however, can act to release money's grip on them. A first step would be to act on an election financing bill sponsored by Congressman David Obey (D-Wis.) and Thomas Railsoack (R-III.). This proposal would limit the total amount a Congressional candidate could receive from a PAC to $70,000 and limit individual contributions a PAC could give to $3000. The legislation would limit to some degree the impact of individual PACs, by preventing them from contributing to as many legislators and therefore dominating whole committees or forming voting blocs. This would be a good...

Author: By John D. Solomon, | Title: The Most Dangerous Game | 1/17/1983 | See Source »

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