Political committees, as designated by the Federal Election Commission, range from business PACs to committees with an ideological bent. Her only contribution from a political action committee: $5,000 from the political arm of the conservative House Freedom Caucus. PAC giving slowsMany business PACs typically ease their political giving in the first quarter of a two-year election cycle. Micaela Isler, executive director of the National Association of Business Political Action Committees, said businesses have undertaken extensive reviews of their political giving following the attack on the Capitol. And nearly half of those that decided to pause political giving said the suspension would last for the first quarter.

Source: CNN April 17, 2021 00:22 UTC