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NEW: Sen. Ted Cruz is suing the FEC, challenging a $250K cap on the amount of money a candidate can raise after an election to repay personal funds the candidate loaned to his or her campaign
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Cruz, represented by Chuck Cooper (you may remember him as Jeff Sessions' personal attorney, among other things), is arguing that limiting the amount of $ a candidate can raise post-election to repay personal loans "violates the fundamental First Amendment rights of candidates"
The section of Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act that Cruz is challenging, section 304, is one of the so-called "millionaire provisions" of the law (SCOTUS noted that in the 2003 McConnell decision: supremecourt.gov/opinions/03pdf…)
Sen. Ted Cruz is suing the Federal Election Commission to get rid of limits on how much $$$ he can raise now to repay himself for personal funds he put up for his 2018 campaign against Beto O'Rourke buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
