Congressional Leaders Are Raising More Dark Money Than Ever Through Their Super PACs

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Last month, the non-partisan, non-profit Campaign Legal Center (CLC) released StopSecretSpending, a new transparency resource for the public to better understand how wealthy special interests influence elections through TV ads, largely bought by super PACs like these four associated with congressional leaders. Among the solutions CLC highlights is a requirement that super PAC campaign ads feature backing groups’ top three donors in a disclaimer, and requiring conduit organizations to track the sources of their large donations. 

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