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An Act to prohibit corporations from making money contributions in connection with political elections. Nicknames: Corporate Donations Abolition Act of 1907: Enacted by: the 59th United States Congress: Effective: January 26, 1907: Citations; Public law: 59-36: Statutes at Large: 34 Stat. 864b: Legislative history
According to the non-partisan OpenSecrets, pharmaceutical companies spent $900 million on lobbying between 1998 and 2005, more than any other industry. During the same period, they donated $89.9 million to federal candidates and political parties, giving approximately three times as much to Republicans as to Democrats. [1]
Given the political nature of Congress in which the leading party has determining power, politicians who are rebuked, denounced, censured, admonished, condemned, suspended, reprimanded, found in contempt, found to have acted improperly, or used poor judgement are not included unless the scandal is exceptional or leads to expulsion or conviction.
Grant and the Whiskey Ring. A group led by President Ulysses S. Grant’s private secretary Gen. Orville E. Babcock conspired to skim tax revenue to help fund Grant’s re-election campaign in 1871.
Public concern over the influence of large donors in political campaigns was reflected in a 2018 opinion poll which found that 74% of Americans surveyed thought it was "very" important that "people who give a lot of money to elected officials" "not have more political influence than other people", [note 1] but that 72% thought this was "not at ...
Why: Approximately 250,000 people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington to highlight the political and social challenges facing the African-American community. The march was first ...
Vivek Ganapathy Ramaswamy [a] (born August 9, 1985) is an Indian American entrepreneur and politician. He founded Roivant Sciences, a pharmaceutical company, in 2014.In February 2023, Ramaswamy declared his candidacy for the Republican Party nomination in the 2024 United States presidential election.
Elizabeth Uihlein. Donations to Vance groups: $250,000 Net worth: $6.6 billion Source of wealth: President of Uline Check Out: 5 Presidents Who Raised Taxes the Most, and 5 Who Lowered Them