She told students, however, that the environment is not her only concern. As a former educator, education has always been important to me. Sen. Clausing said she works hard to promote education in Wisconsin. We are currently spending four times more on corrections than Minnesota. Though Clausing said education is important, she feels controlling where the money is coming from on elections is her biggest focus.
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Political Action Committees, or PACs, are special interest groups that donate money to an election. When Harsdorf spoke in Highum s class she echoed Clausing s concerns over finance reform. Votes were going where the money is, and they shouldn t be based on whose contributing to whom. We are seeing far too much influence from special interest groups. Besides campaign finances, Harsdorf also talked about the importance of increasing financial aid for students.