73 companies said they would halt donations to all federal candidates. Josh Hawley of Missouri and Roger Marshall of Kansas, return its PAC contributions. Collectively, business PACs accounted for more than $360 million in federal contributions during the 2020 cycle, according to the Center for Responsive Politics . Corporations cannot donate directly to federal candidates, but their employees and executives fund company-aligned PACs. In the aftermath of the riot, companies "want to signal they are on the right side of history," Rehr said.

Source: CNN January 26, 2021 11:03 UTC