101. Capitol Cash Machines.
- Author
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ACKLEY, KATE
- Subjects
BILLIONAIRES ,INVESTMENTS ,POLITICAL action committees ,POLITICAL participation - Abstract
The article reports on why billionaire donors do not need lobbyists to access the U.S. Congress. Topics include the investment made by billionaires in supporting federal candidates and super political action committees, the goal of donors to shift the agenda in Washington before anybody crafts a bill or drops a bill, and the biggest donors in the 2012 and 2014 election cycles including investment firm Farallon Capital and distributing company Richard & Elizabeth Uihlein.
- Published
- 2015