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Let’s just end the ridiculous practice of PACs shoveling piles of cash to governors and members of Congress. Regardless of the validity of this insinuation, the practice makes Americans disgusted. Both parties own it, and both can put an end to it.

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Apr 4, 2021

Campaign finance reports obtained by 60 Minutes show that weeks before Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced a partnership with Publix grocery stores to distribute the vaccine in its pharmacies, Publix donated $100,000 to his PAC. cbsn.ws/3rYmnHj

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10:50 PM · Apr 5, 2021

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FWIW, I’m the only member of Congress who refuses money from PACs, federal lobbyists, and fellow members of Congress, and am one of the few without a “Leadership PAC”.

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Perspective | Leadership PACs are a campaign-finance scandal

The FEC has declined to scrutinize whether members of Congress are using leadership PACs for their personal benefit. It's one of the worst loopholes in the system.

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Good idea. Campaign finance reform would solve a lot of things.

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How? I would pay Senators & Representatives a significant salary... well over $1M and then say if you accept any meal, flight, gift, PAC money you go to jail. How would you end this?

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Isn’t the problem with PACs that they aren’t supposed to coordinate with campaigns, and can collect donations without abiding by campaign finance? You say “I don’t collect PAC money” but that says nothing about wealthy people forming a PAC to advance your pro-1% agenda.