Lou Dobbs: Extortion a Part of Politics in DC? [VIDEO]
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San Francisco Chronicle: “An Upright Salute to Government Today”
“… The current state of Washington is pretty bad. A new book, “Extortion,” by Peter Schweizer of Stanford’s Hoover Institution, describes in detail how so-called leadership PACs, created as a way around the ethics reforms enacted in the last effort at clean government, provide Congress members with what amount to personal slush funds, with which…
Author of ‘Extortion’ Book Draws Heat From Boehner’s Office
“A new book that argues politicians in Washington manufacture crises and manipulate vote scheduling and other legislative activity as part of a Mafia-like “protection racket” to extort campaign donations is drawing attention from such divergent corners as The New York Times and Sarah Palin…” To Read the Comments in their Entirety, Click Here. …
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NYT Op-Ed: Schweizer: “Politicians’ Extortion Racket”
“We have long assumed that the infestation of special interest money in Washington is at the root of so much that ails our politics. But what if we’ve had it wrong? What if instead of being bribed by wealthy interests, politicians are engaged in a form of legal extortion designed to extract campaign contributions?” To…
NYT: “Questions About Politicians’ Use of Leadership PACs”
“WASHINGTON — A new book from a conservative advocate of tighter financial controls on members of Congress seeks to draw attention to a series of disclosures about their fund-raising activities – some potentially damaging, others certainly embarrassing – which could prove uncomfortable for some on Capitol Hill. To Read the Entire Article, Click Here. …
Exclusive Documents: Congress Charges Secret Fee to Land Top Committee Spots
“Members of Congress must pay secret fees known as “party dues” to the Democratic and Republican parties to secure and maintain top committee chairmanships and assignments, newly uncovered internal documents reveal. The never-before-published lists are reprinted inside the new book Extortion: How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes, and Line Their Own Pockets, written by Government Accountability Institute President…
2012 National Republican Congressional Committee Party Dues List
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2012 Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Party Dues List
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