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republicons in Senate block dark money disclosure bill. Dark money increase is staggering.
" . . . Whitehouse noted in a press release issued ahead of the vote that political spending by groups that don’t disclose their donors increased from $5 million in 2006 to more than $1 billion in 2020. In addition, political spending by billionaires has increased from $17 million in the 2008 election to $1.2 billion in 2020."
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/3656002-republicans-block-bill-requiring-dark-money-groups-to-reveal-donor
