Mick Mulvaney just lifted the curtain on the corrosive influence of money in politics: a system where policy decisions are sold to the highest bidder.https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/24/us/mulvaney-consumer-financial-protection-bureau.html#click=https://t.co/JKbtRPIQ5G …
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Members of Congress should be accountable to constituents, not corporate donors. This is the kind of soft corruption and shameless behavior that undermines Americans’ confidence that their government truly works for them.
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That’s why I’ve worked to increase transparency and accountability by posting my personal financial disclosures and tax returns, but we must do more.
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We have to get dark money out of our politics. I’ve banned corporate PAC contributions to my campaign as a step toward fixing the soft corruption in Washington.
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When the wealthiest few can dictate policy through their political donations, our political system is broken. It’s a system I don’t accept, and it’s one I will fight.
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Careful Senator. Throwing boomerangs have a tendacy to come back and hit you in the butt
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