fbpx
Ron Jones Ron Jones Ron Jones
  • Login
  • Register
Monday, October 2, 2023
Donate
Mr. Glitterati
  • Automotive
    What You Should Look for in an Auto Body Shop

    What You Should Look for in an Auto Body Shop

    Reasons Gas Stations Charge for Compressed Air

    Reasons Gas Stations Charge for Compressed Air

    What To Consider Before Repainting Your Classic Car

    What To Consider Before Repainting Your Classic Car

    What Your Car’s Paint Color Says About You

    What Your Car’s Paint Color Says About You

    Top Ways To Upgrade Your Electric Vehicle

    Top Ways To Upgrade Your Electric Vehicle

    Tips for Crossing Water in Your Jeep Wrangler

    Tips for Crossing Water in Your Jeep Wrangler

    4 Helpful Tips for Giving Your Car a Glossy Finish

    4 Helpful Tips for Giving Your Car a Glossy Finish

    4 Common Mistakes To Avoid With Car Restorations

    4 Common Mistakes To Avoid With Car Restorations

    Signs That It Might Be Time To Get a New Car

    Signs That It Might Be Time To Get a New Car

    Trending Tags

    • Mercedes-Benz
    • Mustang
  • Business
    Mistakes To Avoid When Starting Your Online Store

    Mistakes To Avoid When Starting Your Online Store

    Ways To Reduce Safety Hazards in the Office

    Ways To Reduce Safety Hazards in the Office

    How To Realistically Invest in Apartment Complexes

    How To Realistically Invest in Apartment Complexes

    Fighting housing shortage: Airbnb & Co should share more data with authorities to prevent fraud 

    Fighting housing shortage: Airbnb & Co should share more data with authorities to prevent fraud 

    How To Transition to Mass-Producing Your Product

    How To Transition to Mass-Producing Your Product

    How To Choose the Right Outdoor Lighting for Your Business

    How To Choose the Right Outdoor Lighting for Your Business

    Tips for Designing an Industrial-Style Restaurant

    Tips for Designing an Industrial-Style Restaurant

    Los Angeles implemented a new tax on luxurious real estate to finance affordable housing and combat homelessness

    Los Angeles implemented a new tax on luxurious real estate to finance affordable housing and combat homelessness

    Working shorter hours: 38 companies in the USA are testing the 4-day week

    Working shorter hours: 38 companies in the USA are testing the 4-day week

    Trending Tags

    • Fashion
      Essential Tips for Planning a Great Fashion Show

      Essential Tips for Planning a Great Fashion Show

      Signs That Your Tuxedo Doesn’t Fit Right

      Signs That Your Tuxedo Doesn’t Fit Right

      Make a Bold Style Statement With These Wide-Leg Pants

      Make a Bold Style Statement With These Wide-Leg Pants

      Power Your Winter Workouts With The Best Zip Hoodies for Men

      Power Your Winter Workouts With The Best Zip Hoodies for Men

      The Ultimate Watch Buying Guide

      The Ultimate Watch Buying Guide

      Outdoor Enthusiasts, Take Note: These Watches Are as Tough as You

      Outdoor Enthusiasts, Take Note: These Watches Are as Tough as You

      Our 7 Favorite Field Jackets for Tackling Fall Weather

      Our 7 Favorite Field Jackets for Tackling Fall Weather

      The Best Leather Jackets for Guys – No Matter Your Budget

      The Best Leather Jackets for Guys – No Matter Your Budget

      Campus-Ready Backpacks for Storing *All* the Books

      Campus-Ready Backpacks for Storing *All* the Books

      Trending Tags

      • Food & Drink
        Energizing Foods and Drinks To Consume Before a Workout

        Energizing Foods and Drinks To Consume Before a Workout

        Classic Beer Styles You Should Know How to Brew

        Classic Beer Styles You Should Know How to Brew

        The Best Flour Alternatives That Work in Any Recipe

        The Best Flour Alternatives That Work in Any Recipe

        Cheese Tortellini in Creamy Marinara

        Cheese Tortellini in Creamy Marinara

        Unusual Products That Come From Animals and Their Uses

        Unusual Products That Come From Animals and Their Uses

        Tips for Creating a Homemade Wine Cellar

        Tips for Creating a Homemade Wine Cellar

        How the wine you choose can help you have an eco-friendly home

        How the Wine You Choose Can Help You have an Eco-Friendly Home

        Rum and Cola Holiday Ham

        Special Centerpieces for Holiday Celebrations

        ChefsGiving 2020

        This Holiday Season, How about Cooking for a Cause?

        Trending Tags

        • Health

          As Younger Children Increasingly Die by Suicide, Better Tracking and Prevention Is Sought

          Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Injects Presidential Politics Into the Covid Vaccine Debate

          Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Injects Presidential Politics Into the Covid Vaccine Debate

          Tips for Fitting a Doctor’s Visit Into Your Busy Schedule

          Tips for Fitting a Doctor’s Visit Into Your Busy Schedule

          The Shrinking Number of Primary Care Physicians Is Reaching a Tipping Point

          The Shrinking Number of Primary Care Physicians Is Reaching a Tipping Point

          Activist Misuses Federal Data to Make False Claim That Covid Vaccines Killed 676,000

          Activist Misuses Federal Data to Make False Claim That Covid Vaccines Killed 676,000

          Illustrated Report: How Gun Violence Goes Viral

          Illustrated Report: How Gun Violence Goes Viral

          A New Medicare Proposal Would Cover Training for Family Caregivers

          A New Medicare Proposal Would Cover Training for Family Caregivers

          New Alzheimer’s Drug Raises Hopes — Along With Questions

          New Alzheimer’s Drug Raises Hopes — Along With Questions

          Blood Test That Screens for Cancer Raises Hopes, and Worries

          Blood Test That Screens for Cancer Raises Hopes, and Worries

          Trending Tags

          • Lifestyle
            Common Dog Owner Mistakes and How To Avoid Them

            Common Dog Owner Mistakes and How To Avoid Them

            3 Reasons To Give an Antique or Vintage Engagement Ring

            3 Reasons To Give an Antique or Vintage Engagement Ring

            Tim Ferris

            Tim Ferriss’ Lifestyle Design: Unleashing Human Potential and Redefining Success

            Outdoor Luxuries To Add to Your Backyard

            Outdoor Luxuries To Add to Your Backyard

            Strategy and business planning ideas. Chess gold on the board.

            Why the Friend of My Enemy is My Enemy

            Huge Money Mistakes New Parents Fall For

            Huge Money Mistakes New Parents Fall For

            Energizing Foods and Drinks To Consume Before a Workout

            Energizing Foods and Drinks To Consume Before a Workout

            Hobbies That Stimulate Cognitive Function

            Hobbies That Stimulate Cognitive Function

            How To Prevent Mold from Growing in a Sauna

            How To Prevent Mold from Growing in a Sauna

            Trending Tags

            • Politics
              Primaries underway for America’s third-largest party with grassroots and self-funded candidates

              Primaries underway for America’s third-largest party with grassroots and self-funded candidates

              Carbon capture draws millions in lobbying, billions in federal subsidies

              Carbon capture draws millions in lobbying, billions in federal subsidies

              United leads soaring airline industry lobbying spending

              United leads soaring airline industry lobbying spending

              Deep-pocketed dairy industry continues war on plant-based milk as FDA hears comments on new draft guidance

              Deep-pocketed dairy industry continues war on plant-based milk as FDA hears comments on new draft guidance

              Shein’s lobbying spending soars amid supply chain probes

              Shein’s lobbying spending soars amid supply chain probes

              Virginia legislative candidates in Richmond and Hampton Roads raked in millions in final primary sprint

              Virginia legislative candidates in Richmond and Hampton Roads raked in millions in final primary sprint

              Manchin outraises GOP challengers but has yet to announce 2024 plans

              Manchin outraises GOP challengers but has yet to announce 2024 plans

              Gallego outraises Sinema but falls far short of incumbent’s war chest in Arizona Senate race

              Gallego outraises Sinema but falls far short of incumbent’s war chest in Arizona Senate race

              Elon Musk outmuscled by Mark Zuckerberg’s money in politics

              Elon Musk outmuscled by Mark Zuckerberg’s money in politics

              Trending Tags

              • Real Estate
                Ways To Invest in Real Estate With No Experience

                Ways To Invest in Real Estate With No Experience

                How To Make Your Rental Property More Eco-Friendly

                How To Make Your Rental Property More Eco-Friendly

                Things To Consider Before Investing in Real Estate Overseas

                Things To Consider Before Investing in Real Estate Overseas

                Incredible Areas in Florida To Buy a Vacation Home

                Incredible Areas in Florida To Buy a Vacation Home

                Helpful Home Staging Tips for Virtual Tours

                Helpful Home Staging Tips for Virtual Tours

                Ways To Decorate and Design a Lake House

                Ways To Decorate and Design a Lake House

                Challenges To Managing a Rental Property

                Challenges To Managing a Rental Property

                The Best Landlord: How To Show Tenants You Care

                The Best Landlord: How To Show Tenants You Care

                The Best Locations To Invest in a Second Home

                The Best Locations To Invest in a Second Home

                Trending Tags

                • More…
                  • Opinion
                  • Sports
                  • Technology
                  • Travel
                No Result
                View All Result
                • Automotive
                  What You Should Look for in an Auto Body Shop

                  What You Should Look for in an Auto Body Shop

                  Reasons Gas Stations Charge for Compressed Air

                  Reasons Gas Stations Charge for Compressed Air

                  What To Consider Before Repainting Your Classic Car

                  What To Consider Before Repainting Your Classic Car

                  What Your Car’s Paint Color Says About You

                  What Your Car’s Paint Color Says About You

                  Top Ways To Upgrade Your Electric Vehicle

                  Top Ways To Upgrade Your Electric Vehicle

                  Tips for Crossing Water in Your Jeep Wrangler

                  Tips for Crossing Water in Your Jeep Wrangler

                  4 Helpful Tips for Giving Your Car a Glossy Finish

                  4 Helpful Tips for Giving Your Car a Glossy Finish

                  4 Common Mistakes To Avoid With Car Restorations

                  4 Common Mistakes To Avoid With Car Restorations

                  Signs That It Might Be Time To Get a New Car

                  Signs That It Might Be Time To Get a New Car

                  Trending Tags

                  • Mercedes-Benz
                  • Mustang
                • Business
                  Mistakes To Avoid When Starting Your Online Store

                  Mistakes To Avoid When Starting Your Online Store

                  Ways To Reduce Safety Hazards in the Office

                  Ways To Reduce Safety Hazards in the Office

                  How To Realistically Invest in Apartment Complexes

                  How To Realistically Invest in Apartment Complexes

                  Fighting housing shortage: Airbnb & Co should share more data with authorities to prevent fraud 

                  Fighting housing shortage: Airbnb & Co should share more data with authorities to prevent fraud 

                  How To Transition to Mass-Producing Your Product

                  How To Transition to Mass-Producing Your Product

                  How To Choose the Right Outdoor Lighting for Your Business

                  How To Choose the Right Outdoor Lighting for Your Business

                  Tips for Designing an Industrial-Style Restaurant

                  Tips for Designing an Industrial-Style Restaurant

                  Los Angeles implemented a new tax on luxurious real estate to finance affordable housing and combat homelessness

                  Los Angeles implemented a new tax on luxurious real estate to finance affordable housing and combat homelessness

                  Working shorter hours: 38 companies in the USA are testing the 4-day week

                  Working shorter hours: 38 companies in the USA are testing the 4-day week

                  Trending Tags

                  • Fashion
                    Essential Tips for Planning a Great Fashion Show

                    Essential Tips for Planning a Great Fashion Show

                    Signs That Your Tuxedo Doesn’t Fit Right

                    Signs That Your Tuxedo Doesn’t Fit Right

                    Make a Bold Style Statement With These Wide-Leg Pants

                    Make a Bold Style Statement With These Wide-Leg Pants

                    Power Your Winter Workouts With The Best Zip Hoodies for Men

                    Power Your Winter Workouts With The Best Zip Hoodies for Men

                    The Ultimate Watch Buying Guide

                    The Ultimate Watch Buying Guide

                    Outdoor Enthusiasts, Take Note: These Watches Are as Tough as You

                    Outdoor Enthusiasts, Take Note: These Watches Are as Tough as You

                    Our 7 Favorite Field Jackets for Tackling Fall Weather

                    Our 7 Favorite Field Jackets for Tackling Fall Weather

                    The Best Leather Jackets for Guys – No Matter Your Budget

                    The Best Leather Jackets for Guys – No Matter Your Budget

                    Campus-Ready Backpacks for Storing *All* the Books

                    Campus-Ready Backpacks for Storing *All* the Books

                    Trending Tags

                    • Food & Drink
                      Energizing Foods and Drinks To Consume Before a Workout

                      Energizing Foods and Drinks To Consume Before a Workout

                      Classic Beer Styles You Should Know How to Brew

                      Classic Beer Styles You Should Know How to Brew

                      The Best Flour Alternatives That Work in Any Recipe

                      The Best Flour Alternatives That Work in Any Recipe

                      Cheese Tortellini in Creamy Marinara

                      Cheese Tortellini in Creamy Marinara

                      Unusual Products That Come From Animals and Their Uses

                      Unusual Products That Come From Animals and Their Uses

                      Tips for Creating a Homemade Wine Cellar

                      Tips for Creating a Homemade Wine Cellar

                      How the wine you choose can help you have an eco-friendly home

                      How the Wine You Choose Can Help You have an Eco-Friendly Home

                      Rum and Cola Holiday Ham

                      Special Centerpieces for Holiday Celebrations

                      ChefsGiving 2020

                      This Holiday Season, How about Cooking for a Cause?

                      Trending Tags

                      • Health

                        As Younger Children Increasingly Die by Suicide, Better Tracking and Prevention Is Sought

                        Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Injects Presidential Politics Into the Covid Vaccine Debate

                        Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Injects Presidential Politics Into the Covid Vaccine Debate

                        Tips for Fitting a Doctor’s Visit Into Your Busy Schedule

                        Tips for Fitting a Doctor’s Visit Into Your Busy Schedule

                        The Shrinking Number of Primary Care Physicians Is Reaching a Tipping Point

                        The Shrinking Number of Primary Care Physicians Is Reaching a Tipping Point

                        Activist Misuses Federal Data to Make False Claim That Covid Vaccines Killed 676,000

                        Activist Misuses Federal Data to Make False Claim That Covid Vaccines Killed 676,000

                        Illustrated Report: How Gun Violence Goes Viral

                        Illustrated Report: How Gun Violence Goes Viral

                        A New Medicare Proposal Would Cover Training for Family Caregivers

                        A New Medicare Proposal Would Cover Training for Family Caregivers

                        New Alzheimer’s Drug Raises Hopes — Along With Questions

                        New Alzheimer’s Drug Raises Hopes — Along With Questions

                        Blood Test That Screens for Cancer Raises Hopes, and Worries

                        Blood Test That Screens for Cancer Raises Hopes, and Worries

                        Trending Tags

                        • Lifestyle
                          Common Dog Owner Mistakes and How To Avoid Them

                          Common Dog Owner Mistakes and How To Avoid Them

                          3 Reasons To Give an Antique or Vintage Engagement Ring

                          3 Reasons To Give an Antique or Vintage Engagement Ring

                          Tim Ferris

                          Tim Ferriss’ Lifestyle Design: Unleashing Human Potential and Redefining Success

                          Outdoor Luxuries To Add to Your Backyard

                          Outdoor Luxuries To Add to Your Backyard

                          Strategy and business planning ideas. Chess gold on the board.

                          Why the Friend of My Enemy is My Enemy

                          Huge Money Mistakes New Parents Fall For

                          Huge Money Mistakes New Parents Fall For

                          Energizing Foods and Drinks To Consume Before a Workout

                          Energizing Foods and Drinks To Consume Before a Workout

                          Hobbies That Stimulate Cognitive Function

                          Hobbies That Stimulate Cognitive Function

                          How To Prevent Mold from Growing in a Sauna

                          How To Prevent Mold from Growing in a Sauna

                          Trending Tags

                          • Politics
                            Primaries underway for America’s third-largest party with grassroots and self-funded candidates

                            Primaries underway for America’s third-largest party with grassroots and self-funded candidates

                            Carbon capture draws millions in lobbying, billions in federal subsidies

                            Carbon capture draws millions in lobbying, billions in federal subsidies

                            United leads soaring airline industry lobbying spending

                            United leads soaring airline industry lobbying spending

                            Deep-pocketed dairy industry continues war on plant-based milk as FDA hears comments on new draft guidance

                            Deep-pocketed dairy industry continues war on plant-based milk as FDA hears comments on new draft guidance

                            Shein’s lobbying spending soars amid supply chain probes

                            Shein’s lobbying spending soars amid supply chain probes

                            Virginia legislative candidates in Richmond and Hampton Roads raked in millions in final primary sprint

                            Virginia legislative candidates in Richmond and Hampton Roads raked in millions in final primary sprint

                            Manchin outraises GOP challengers but has yet to announce 2024 plans

                            Manchin outraises GOP challengers but has yet to announce 2024 plans

                            Gallego outraises Sinema but falls far short of incumbent’s war chest in Arizona Senate race

                            Gallego outraises Sinema but falls far short of incumbent’s war chest in Arizona Senate race

                            Elon Musk outmuscled by Mark Zuckerberg’s money in politics

                            Elon Musk outmuscled by Mark Zuckerberg’s money in politics

                            Trending Tags

                            • Real Estate
                              Ways To Invest in Real Estate With No Experience

                              Ways To Invest in Real Estate With No Experience

                              How To Make Your Rental Property More Eco-Friendly

                              How To Make Your Rental Property More Eco-Friendly

                              Things To Consider Before Investing in Real Estate Overseas

                              Things To Consider Before Investing in Real Estate Overseas

                              Incredible Areas in Florida To Buy a Vacation Home

                              Incredible Areas in Florida To Buy a Vacation Home

                              Helpful Home Staging Tips for Virtual Tours

                              Helpful Home Staging Tips for Virtual Tours

                              Ways To Decorate and Design a Lake House

                              Ways To Decorate and Design a Lake House

                              Challenges To Managing a Rental Property

                              Challenges To Managing a Rental Property

                              The Best Landlord: How To Show Tenants You Care

                              The Best Landlord: How To Show Tenants You Care

                              The Best Locations To Invest in a Second Home

                              The Best Locations To Invest in a Second Home

                              Trending Tags

                              • More…
                                • Opinion
                                • Sports
                                • Technology
                                • Travel
                              No Result
                              View All Result
                              Mr. Glitterati
                              No Result
                              View All Result

                              Rep. Jason Crow reintroduces End Dark Money Act

                              by Staff Writer
                              February 1, 2023
                              in Politics
                              1
                              SHARES
                              3
                              VIEWS
                              Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) at the U.S. Capitol on Aug. 24, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

                              Democratic Colorado Rep. Jason Crow reintroduced the End Dark Money Act on Monday, his first legislative action of the 118th Congress.

                              The bill aims to crack down on “dark money” groups spending to influence U.S. elections by repealing a restriction in the omnibus bill preventing the Internal Revenue Service from using its funding to clarify rules governing how much political activity 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups can engage in. 

                              Nonprofit groups operating under section 501(c)(4) of the tax code don’t have to disclose their donors but are supposed to exist for social welfare purposes, meaning politics is not supposed to be the primary purpose of 501(c) groups.

                              Federal political committees like super PACs reported receiving more than $606 million in contributions from 501(c) nonprofits during the 2022 cycle, a new OpenSecrets analysis of Federal Election Commission disclosures found. An additional $34.6 million in federal outside spending was reported to the FEC.

                              But the vast majority of dark money is not reported to the FEC. So-called “issue ads” that mention a candidate without expressly advocating for their election or defeat are only required to be disclosed to the FEC if they are aired on TV or radio in the weeks leading up to an election, and online ads that avoid expressly advocating for the election or defeat of a candidate don’t require disclosure to the FEC at all. While the FEC passed a rule in November requiring anyone who places political advertising on the internet to disclose who paid for it in a disclaimer within the ad, the commission has not passed additional rules requiring online ad spending disclosure to the FEC.

                              “Coloradans deserve to know who is trying to influence their vote. Instead, we have a system that allows mega-donors to hide their identities. This is a critical threat to our democracy and yet it’s going unchecked,” said Crow in a press release issued Monday. 

                              Nearly every year since 2015, Congress has passed appropriations bills that included a similar provision barring the IRS from clarifying rules on 501(c) nonprofit political activity.

                              Nonprofits operating under section 501(c)(4) of the tax code are allowed to spend practically unlimited sums on political campaign activities without ever disclosing their donors so long as their primary purpose is focused on social welfare activities. But IRS rules lack clarity on how much politicking is too much. 

                              The generally accepted rule of thumb is that less than half of a 501(c)(4) nonprofit’s activities can be political in order for the group to keep its tax-exempt status. But IRS enforcement has been chronically lax and many groups have found ways to skirt the rules.

                              According to a 2020 U.S. Government Accountability Office report, an “overarching challenge” for IRS agents is the “absence of bright line rules regarding what constitutes political campaign intervention” and the lack of “clear and concise guidance” on the extent to which 501(c)(4) nonprofits can engage in political campaign activities.

                              “Bad rules at the IRS have allowed bad actors to abuse the system for too long,” said Emily Peterson-Cassin, coordinator of the Bright Lines Project at Public Citizen, a progressive nonprofit that supports the End Dark Money Act. OpenSecrets has also participated in the Bright Lines Project.

                              “For too long, mega-donors and big money special interests, operating under the guise of ‘social welfare,’ have abused this glaring loophole for their own gain. It’s a scheme that’s designed to keep the American people in the dark about who’s trying to buy influence in our elections,” said Tiffany Muller, president of End Citizens United and Let America Vote Action Fund, progressive political advocacy groups supporting the bill.

                              Crow first introduced the End Dark Money Act in 2019, his first legislative action after Colorado’s 6th Congressional District first elected him to Congress. The House removed language from the funding bill prohibiting the IRS from updating or clarifying its rules governing political activity by  these social welfare organizations, effectively achieving the aim of the End Dark Money Act for that fiscal year.

                              The Colorado congressman re-introduced the End Dark Money Act in 2021. The 2021 iteration of the End Dark Money Act sought to repeal a provision in the House appropriations bill barring the IRS from using funds to clarify the rules governing social welfare organizations’ political activity, similar to the one included in the recently-passed omnibus bill. 

                              Crow’s new iteration of the bill would free the IRS to clarify its rules about how much political activity 501(c) nonprofits can engage in, though the proposal comes shortly after the House passed a bill stripping the IRS of about $71 billion of its newly-allocated funding and as congressional Republicans push another bill to abolish the IRS entirely. Such measures would require approval of the Senate, which is controlled by Democrats.

                              Legislation aiming to close loopholes that allow dark money to pour into U.S. elections have failed repeatedly over the last decade. The DISCLOSE Act, reintroduced several times by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D–R.I.) over the last 10 years, failed another vote in the Senate in September despite bipartisan support and backing from President Joe Biden. Among other provisions, the bill would have required dark money groups that make contributions to federal political committees or spend on any communications referring to a federal candidate to disclose contributions greater than $10,000 to the FEC.

                              Dark money groups aligned with political leadership poured hundreds of millions of dollars into 2022 elections

                              501(c) groups that contributed the most money during the 2022 election cycle are aligned with Democratic and Republican leadership in the U.S. Senate.

                              The primary dark money group aligned with Democratic U.S. Senate leadership, Majority Forward, poured about $75.9 million into political contributions reported to the FEC during the last election cycle. As of Nov. 4, Majority Forward also purchased $26.5 million in TV and online ads boosting Democratic candidates without explicitly calling for their election or defeat, according to data provided to OpenSecrets by the ad tracking firm AdImpact.

                              Senate Majority PAC, the primary super PAC aligned with Senate Democratic leadership, reported receiving more than $72 million from Majority Forward as of post-general filings with the FEC. During the 2022 election cycle, Senate Majority PAC also moved money to groups that spent tens of millions of dollars to influence U.S. Senate elections in key states, obfuscating ties between the national groups aligned with party leadership and the state-focused super PACs. 

                              Georgia Honor, a super PAC entirely funded by Senate Majority PAC, spent $5.7 million boosting incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock (D–Ga.) and $54.9 million opposing his GOP challenger, Herschel Walker, ahead of Warnock’s bitterly contested reelection. The super PAC did not report spending in any other race.

                              Majority Forward also helped fund various other Democratic groups and seed “pop-up” PACs boosting candidates in key Senate races. One “pop-up” group called 53 Peaks that sponsored ads attacking the Republican primary candidates seeking to challenge Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), was fully funded by a $3 million contribution from the dark money group, the Colorado Sun first reported.

                              House Majority Forward, a 501(c)(4) aligned with Democratic House leadership, poured $8.5 million during the 2022 election cycle. Most of that went to the hybrid PAC aligned with Democratic House leadership, House Majority PAC, which spent more than $145.1 million in the 2022 midterm elections. AdImpact tracked another $13 million in TV and online ad spending as of Nov. 4.

                              One Nation, a 501(c)(4) dark money group aligned with Senate Republican leadership, poured over $145 million into ad spending and political contributions during the 2022 cycle but reported none of that spending to the FEC. About $71 million of that went to TV and online ad spending during the 2022 cycle, according to AdImpact tracking previously reported by OpenSecrets.  

                              The dark money groups steered another $74 million into political contributions to influence  federal races as the parties vied for control of the U.S. Senate. Most of that went to the Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC aligned with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) that shares staff and offices with the dark money group. Senate Leadership Fund spent more money than any other outside group during the 2022 election cycle, pouring more than $245.7 million into U.S. Senate races across the country. The second biggest outside spender was the Congressional Leadership Fund, a hybrid PAC aligned with GOP House leadership that poured more than $227.1 million into the 2022 midterms.

                              Congressional Leadership Fund reported receiving tens of millions of dollars from American Action Network, a 501(c)(4) group aligned with U.S. House Republican leadership that poured $46.5 million into federal elections during the 2022 election cycle. The dark money group did not report any spending directly to the FEC. 

                              American Action Network spent another $30.7 million on TV and online ads boosting or attacking candidates as of Nov. 4, according to AdImpact data provided to OpenSecrets.

                              Another top dark money contributor, American Prosperity Alliance, bankrolled the Conservative Americans PAC, a “pop-up” super PAC that spent over $2.4 million in GOP primary races for U.S. House seats in Missouri, Tennessee and Arizona from July 19 to 29, 2022. By registering with the FEC right before an election, the super PAC was only required to disclose the dark money contributions after voters had cast their ballot. The dark money group is not required to disclose the real donors behind the millions spent to influence voters in these races.

                              “This bill strikes at the root of the problem by preventing mega-donors from using non-profits as vehicles for political contributions,” Crow said. “By increasing transparency and accountability in our elections, we are returning power back to voters and restoring Americans’ faith in our democracy.”


                              source
                              Source: OpenSecrets.org

                              Tags: Politics
                              Previous Post

                              Behavioral Telehealth Loses Momentum Without a Regulatory Boost

                              Next Post

                              How Captain America was used to boost American Values

                              Next Post
                              Captain America and Wonder Woman, Anti-Fascist Heroes

                              How Captain America was used to boost American Values

                              Categories

                              • Automotive
                              • Boating
                              • Business
                              • Coronavirus
                              • Entertainment
                              • Fashion
                              • Food & Drink
                              • Health
                              • Home and Garden
                              • Interview
                              • Legal
                              • Lifestyle
                              • Opinion
                              • Outdoors
                              • Politics
                              • Real Estate
                              • Sports
                              • Technology
                              • Travel

                              Contributors

                              • Grant Veil
                              • Jennifer Edwards
                              • Ron “Mr. Glitterati” Jones
                              • Steven Klimaski
                              • Staff Writers

                              User Links

                              • Login
                              • Register

                              Newsletter

                              Sign up and never miss a thing!.

                              SUBSCRIBE

                              • Write for Us
                              • Advertise
                              • Contact
                              • Privacy
                              • Legal
                              • Cookies
                              • Affirm
                              • Refunds
                              • Shipping
                              • Terms
                              • Policies

                              © 2008 - 2023 Mr. Glitterati LLC - Unbiased News and Media.

                              No Result
                              View All Result
                              • Home
                              • Politics
                              • Business
                              • Entertainment
                              • Sports
                              • Fashion
                              • Lifestyle
                              • Travel
                              • Health
                              • Login
                              • Sign Up
                              • Cart

                              © 2008 - 2023 Mr. Glitterati LLC - Unbiased News and Media.

                              Welcome Back!

                              Sign In with Facebook
                              Sign In with Google
                              Sign In with Linked In
                              OR

                              Login to your account below

                              Forgotten Password? Sign Up

                              Create New Account!

                              Fill the forms below to register

                              All fields are required. Log In

                              Retrieve your password

                              Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

                              Log In

                              Add New Playlist