In a letter addressed to SEC Chair Mary Jo White, a group of 44 senators expressed their support for a petition of rulemaking that would require public companies to disclose their political spending to shareholders pursuant to Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act. The letter conveyed the senators' opinion that "because shareholders are the true owners of the corporation, a public company should be required to disclose to its owners how their money is being spent." The senators observed that the SEC has received "more than 1 million public comments" supporting the petition, including
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