Link , Link , Link , Link , Link , Link , Link , [In Washington, D.C., and state capitals around the country, money is the fuel that feeds political influence, and it flows mainly from big business. In 2020, business PACs gave more than $377 million in contributions — nearly double the combined total given by all other PACs, including labor and ideological groups. Knowing the power of corporate money, there’s a certain sordid logic to the fact that after an armed insurrection instigated by President Trump and several Republican members of Congress, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell didn’t hold town halls with their constituents. Instead, they called their donors. McConnell reportedly held a call with top contributors the weekend after the insurrection, while McCarthy did the same after the impeachment vote days later. Clearly, McCarthy and McConnell believed it was corporate concerns they needed to address in the aftermath of a threat to our democracy — not the concerns of voters]