Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has announced she will no longer take corporate PAC money. Cenk Uygur, the host of The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section...
========== SENATORKIRSTEN GILLIBRAND FROM NEW
YORK.IF I AM BEING HONEST ANDTHAT IS WHAT WE DO HERE, SHE HAS
BEEN MORE ON THE ESTABLISHMENTWING OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.WE BELIEVE THAT SHE IS LIKELY TORUN IN 2020 FOR PRESIDENT.SO
TODAY, SHE CAME OUT WITH ADRAMATIC ANNOUNCEMENT AND IT
REALLY IS DRAMATIC.AND I WOULDARGUE THAT IT IS EVEN MAY BE
A HARBINGER OF A CREEDSEACHANGE IN DEMOCRATIC POLICY.I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU WHAT IT
IS AND THEN I WILL SAY THECONSEQUENCES AND WHY IT'S SO
IMPORTANT.BECAUSE OF CORPORATE MONEY IN
POLITICS I'VE DECIDED FROM THISPOINT ON I AM NO LONGER
ACCEPTING CORPORATE PAC CHECKSINTO MY CAMPAIGN.SO ONE OF THE
REASONS WHY I AM SO CONCERNEDABOUT MONEY IN POLITICS IS
BECAUSE OF THE SUPREME COURTDECISION CITIZENS UNITED.WE
HAVE A SYSTEM WHERE ...