Chamber of Digital Commerce Reportedly Launching a Spending PAC
The newly-established Chamber of Digital Commerce has reportedly registered a spending PAC (political action committee) with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), according to political news website The Hill, citing recently-disclosed documents. The formation of the PAC doesn't mean the Chamber is planning to put their support behind any particular candidate at this juncture, but it is in preparation for things to come. And just what those things are is anyone's guess. "We're in the very earliest stages of setting up," said Perianne Boring, President of the Chamber, to The Hill. "We....
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