US EditionBernie Sanders, seven other senators urge Democrats to break with billionaire donors
- Bernie Sanders and seven Democratic senators urged party leaders to ban super PACs and dark money from party primaries to limit corporate influence in elections.
- The Brennan Center for Justice reported that dark money groups have spent at least $4.3 billion on federal elections since a major court decision in 2010.
- In their letter, Sanders and colleagues stressed the need to protect democracy from corporate interests by preventing unlimited political donations.
- The Arizona Democratic Party recently prohibited super PAC money from primaries, showing that barring such funding is feasible, which Sanders praised.
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Bernie Sanders leads charge for Democrats to break up with billionaires
As Americans grow increasingly uneasy about billionaires steering federal policy (see: Elon Musk ), Sen. Bernie Sanders is urging Democratic leaders to stop cozying up to their own wealthy donors. ...
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Warren, Markey join Bernie Sanders and five other senators to urge Democrats to break with billionaire donors - The Boston Globe
The senators are seizing on this moment of turmoil for the Democratic Party to demand that Democrats “begin cleaning our own house” by restricting the influence of wealthy donors.
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