This is one of the largest examples we've had to date where congressional action was predicated on money being given for the action.
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There's a lot of groundwork that these leadership PACs can do that can be instantly translated into presidential support. You're making contacts throughout the country. When you announce a candidacy, those people already know about you.Kent Cooper
It's fairly common over the years no matter what party one comes from, that senior administration officials often move to lobby firms or lobby for various clients because they know who to contact, at what time, and can instantly get their calls returned. Their speed and skill lobbying is what makes them valuable.
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Because tribes do not file campaign finance reports, it is not possible to compare or double-check the amounts received by candidates and reported on the candidates' campaign finance reports.
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That's a huge expense. Most of these pre-presidential-type candidates will do this and use their leadership PACs as much as possible.
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When you look at a corporate leader or a union leader, or a lobbyist, saying, why would they give 10,000, is it part of their lobbying plan for some type of access buying. It opens the whole arena up to questions in the public's mind.
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There's always some hot-button issue where it's a slugfest by industry.
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