title: Business and Labor Spending in U.S. Elections
creator: Cantor, Joseph E
creator: Government Division
publisher: Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress
date: 1997-10-28
language: English
description: Federal election law has long prohibited corporate and union
 spending in federal elections, but distinctions in statutes and judicial
 rulings have opened avenues by which these groups have been able to spend
 money in the electoral process. Business groups make particular use of
 political action committee (PAC) donations to candidates and soft money
 donations to parties. Unions made prominent use of issue advocacy in 1996, but
 labor’s political strength lies in exempt activity communications with
 members. This report explains these tools and their use in today’s elections.
subject: Labor
subject: Campaign funds
subject: Business and politics
subject: Political action committees
subject: Labor union political activities
subject: Business
subject: Politics and government
subject: Elections
type: Text
format: 6 pages.
format: Text
identifier: crs: 97-973 GOV
identifier: local-cont-no: 97-973 GOV 1997-10-28
identifier: http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs468/
identifier: ark: ark:/67531/metacrs468