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US Senator Ted Cruz Introduces Legislation Aimed at Eliminating Super PACs

© REUTERS / Jim YoungUS Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz arrives at his Wisconsin primary night rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, April 5, 2016.
US Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz arrives at his Wisconsin primary night rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, April 5, 2016. - Sputnik International
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Ted Cruz proposed on Wednesday the Super PAC Elimination Act of 2017, which would enable donors to make unlimited individual contributions to candidates for office with a required 24-hours timeframe for disclosure.

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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — US Senator and former contender for the Republican presidential nomination Ted Cruz proposed on Wednesday the Super PAC [political action committees] Elimination Act of 2017, which would enable donors to make unlimited individual contributions to candidates for office with a required 24-hours timeframe for disclosure.

"Establishing unlimited contributions paired with immediate disclosure is the best way to promote transparency, eliminate the viability of Super PACs going forward, and ensure that free speech is protected in the electoral process," Cruz said in a statement on Wednesday.

The US Federal Election Commission regulating campaign finances in the United States prohibits super PACs from directly communicating with the candidates or their campaign members.

Cruz argued that existing limitations on political donations "protect incumbent politicians," and, therefore, do not prevent corruption as they should.

In 2014, Cruz introduced a similar legislation to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to eliminate restrictions on direct contributions to presidential candidates, but the bill was not enacted by the US Congress.

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