A new study released by the Roosevelt Institute, does what was thought to be impossible: measure the impact of money on politics. The biggest spenders on Capitol Hill, the telecommunications and finance sectors, amassed more power through payments to politicians and were able to rollback regulations for their industries. Now we have the data to prove just how they impacted those votes in Congress. Currently, we’re under the presidency with the most conflicts of interest in history and voters should know to what degree money influences the decisions that politicians make. Correspondent Naomi Karavani covers this groundbreaking study of money in politics.

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Lee Camp is the host and head writer of the popular comedy news TV show Redacted Tonight with Lee Camp on RT America. The show also features correspondents John F. O’Donnell, Carlos Delgado, Naomi Karavani, and Phillip Chang. Salon.com said, "The finest TV satire thus far this election season has come from the Nightly Show and Lee Camp on Redacted Tonight." The show has also won a 2016 Telly Award for their live stand-up comedy special in New York City. George Carlin's daughter Kelly said Camp was one of only a handful keeping her father's torch lit. Camp is a former writer for The Onion and for Huffington Post Comedy. He created and starred in the viral YouTube show Moment of Clarity that was seen by millions, and he's performed stand-up comedy in a dozen countries and every state in the US. He has also been featured on Comedy Central, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, MTV, FOX & Showtime. Many know him from the viral clip of him on Fox News calling a “parade of propaganda and a festival of ignorance.”

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