The following article by Alex Tausanovitch was posted on the Center for American Progress website December 19, 2017:
Instead of taking steps to fight political corruption, some in Congress are attempting to open a new avenue for wealthy donors to ingratiate themselves to political leaders. Currently, an individual can give no more than $2,700 per election to a candidate for federal office, but a little-noticed provision in a draft government funding bill—the fiscal year 2018 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill—could be the beginning of the end of these limits. Continue reading “An Appropriations Bill Is Threatening to Make Politicians More Dependent on Big Donors”