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The end of Citizens United? Jayapal introduces bill to curb corporate electoral spending

Apr 17, 2023

Matt Cohen
04/17/23

(American Independent) Government watchdog groups and election reform advocates who track how candidates that benefit from dark money groups and corporate PACs are then beholden to those groups’ agendas have raised ethical concerns about the vast amount of money being poured into elections. “Each year, we see more dark corporate money pouring into our elections, letting billionaires and corporate America buy influence and power in Washington,” Tiffany Muller, president of the End Citizens United advocacy group, said in January after the Democracy For All Amendment, which would overturn Citizens United, was introduced in the House by Jayapal and Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff (CA), Dean Phillips (MN), and Jim McGovern (MA).