South Texas congressional candidates continued to see to boost in fundraising during the final weeks before the state?s Tuesday party primaries. Rep. Lamar Smith, R-San Antonio, who is in a spirited GOP primary race and faces attacks from Internet groups over his online piracy bill, raised nearly $50,000 over the past month alone. Following the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC which prohibited the government from restricting corporate or union contributions, candidates are stockpiling funds to respond to attacks from political action committees. ?There is a sense on Capitol Hill that members need to be prepared with a lot of money in the bank to contest [...]
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