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Cite as:  572 U. S. ____ (2014) 

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BREYER, J., dissenting 
Appendix A to opinion of BREYER, J. 

APPENDIXES 

A 

Existence of Large Donations 

Expert Report: “During the 1996 election cycle, the top 50 
nonfederal money donors made contributions ranging from
$530,000 to $3,287,175. . . . Soft money financing of party 
campaigning  exploded  in  the  2000  election  cycle.    Soft 
money  spending  by  the  national  parties  reached  $498
million,  now  42%  of  their  total  spending.    Raising  a  half
billion  dollars  in  soft  money  [in  2000]  took  a  major  effort 
by the national parties and elected officials, but they had 
the advantage of focusing their efforts on large donors. . . .
The  top  50  soft  money  donors  .  .  .  each  contributed  be­
tween $955,695 and $5,949,000.”  251 F. Supp. 2d, at 440 
(opinion  of  Kollar-Kotelly,  J.)  (citing  T.  Mann  Expert 
Report, pp. 22, 24–25) 

Candidate Solicitation of Large Donations 

Judicial  Finding  of  Fact:  “It  is  a  common  practice  for 
Members of Congress to be involved in raising both federal 
and non-federal dollars for the national party committees, 
sometimes  at  the  parties’  request.   The  personal  involve­
ment  of  high-ranking  Members  of  Congress  is  a  major 
component  of  raising  federal  and  nonfederal  funds.”    251 
F. Supp. 2d, at 471. 

Senator Paul Simon: “ ‘While I was in Congress, the Demo­
cratic  Congressional  Campaign  Committee  (DCCC)  and 
the  Democratic  Senatorial  Campaign  Committee  (DSCC)
would ask Members to make phone calls seeking contribu­
tions to the party.  They would assign me a list of names, 
people  I  had  not  known  previously,  and  I  would  just  go