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Cognetti's Corporate PAC Loophole | Philadelphia News
Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti, running for Congress on a platform of rejecting corporate PAC money, faces a credibility challenge after campaign finance reports reveal she’s accepted donations from PACs funded by corporate giants like Boeing and JPMorgan Chase — often channeled through leadership PACs of lawmakers like Senator Chris Coons. While her campaign insists she’s the only candidate refusing direct corporate donations and champions her anti-corruption stance — including a ban on stock trading — her opponent, GOP Rep. Rob Bresnahan, calls it a loophole, noting he personally accepts PAC…
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