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Hopefully optimistic, but brutally naive @adamscrabble . AOC started her "leadership PAC": "Courage to Change", the process to accept lobbying bribes, less than three weeks after winning her seat. influencewatch.org/political-part…
With her Leadership PAC now established, AOC can now, and will now, legally accept payments from lobbyists within the banking and finance sector. Her PAC is how AOC's office will now pay for her DC expenses. It's all legal bribery and done by every representative. 
The seat on the Banking and Finance committee is especially lucrative because the banking sector of K-Street lobbyists pays some of the highest bribes for rules changes.
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The AOC PAC will sometimes pay directly for the expenses; or another way is for Cortez to take out loans to her campaign that the PAC will pay her back with up to 30% interest. That's how congressional reps accumulate wealth.
influencewatch.org/political-part…
influencewatch.org/political-part…
The PAC is essentially like a political bank account. Lobbyists who want her vote will pay a fee (contribution) to the PAC. AOC can then withdraw funds from that account directly, or indirectly, as described.
The amount of the fee is a calculation between the lobbyist and the representative based on the anticipated benefit to the rule change (a bill provided by the lobbyist) to the committee chair. The committee chair, in this example Maxine Waters, will determine how much to charge
The committee chair (Ms. Waters) takes the first cut.; usually 3 to 5 times the single seat amount. The remainder of the lobbyist charge is then distributed to the committee seats (internal negotiations not withstanding). Payments are made to the Leadership PACS upon agreement.
If you watch the "Courage to Change" PAC incomes and expenditures you be able to see who is paying Cortez, and you'll get some idea of where she is spending it.
Portal: fec.gov/data/committee…
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Portal: fec.gov/data/committee…
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