| 词条 | Great America Committee |
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}}{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}{{update|date=January 2019}}{{Infobox organization | name = Great America Committee | named_after = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | logo = Great_America_Committee_Logo.png | logo_size = | logo_alt = Logo | logo_caption = | abbreviation = | motto = | merged = | successor = | formation = {{start date and age|2017|05|17}} | founder = Mike Pence (Chairman) | founding_location = McLean, Virginia | extinction = | merger = | type = Political action committee | tax_id = | registration_id = FEC Committee ID #: C00640664 | status = Active | purpose = Support political activities of Mike Pence | headquarters = | location = | coords = | region = United States | services = Fundraising for Republican political candidates | language = English | owner = | sec_gen = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | board_of_directors = | key_people = {{plainlist|
}} | main_organ = | parent_organization = | subsidiaries = | secessions = | affiliations = Mike Pence | budget = | budget_year = | revenue = | revenue_year = | disbursements = | expenses = | expenses_year = | endowment = | staff = | staff_year = | volunteers = | volunteers_year = | slogan = | mission = | website = {{URL|https://www.greatamericacommittee.org}} | remarks = | formerly = | footnotes = Filing FEC-1162693 Statement of Organization: Form 1 for Great America Committee }}Great America Committee is a political action committee (PAC) registered by Vice President of the United States Mike Pence. It is the first example of an active Vice President creating such a type of political action committee while serving in office.[1][2] Fox News noted Pence's action came only one day after reporting on the Comey memos led to the appointment of a special counsel in the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections.[3]Politico reported on the unusual nature of a Vice President forming their own PAC, when they normally rely on their political party.[4] NBC News said it was the first time a Vice President took such an action.[2] TheStreet.com called it "unprecedented" and "awkwardly-timed".[6] Nine News observed the PAC was registered "amid the chaos" of the Trump administration.[7] Bloomberg News and Nine News pointed out that both Joe Biden and Dick Cheney did not take such an action while serving as Vice President.[7][9] Salon noted this type of PAC was used by both Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz as a tactic to launch their bids for President.[10] Vanity Fair reported the action taken by Pence was an attempt to take control of his potential future during growing political talk of efforts to impeach Donald Trump.[11] HistoryOn May 17, 2017, Robert Mueller was appointed by the United States Department of Justice as special prosecutor to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections. On the same day, Great America Committee was registered with the Federal Election Commission.[1][2][3] The PAC began with staffing from Pence associates Nick Ayers and Marty Obst.[4] The PAC was formed with the intention of assisting the political campaigns of Republican members of the Congress in their election and re-election efforts.[5] Money raised by the political action committee would be utilized to fund costs of travel for Mike Pence aboard Air Force Two when he makes politically oriented trips in the United States.[6] Funds from the Great America Committee would potentially be available to Pence if he wished to use them in his legal defense regarding the Russian interference in the Russia investigation.[7] AnalysisPolitico noted it was unusual for a Vice President to start a political action committee in this manner during their tenure as Vice President, and instead they normally fuse their fundraising activities with the Republican National Committee.[4] NBC News reported it was the first instance of a political action committee of this nature being formed during an active Vice President's tenure in their office.[8] Fox News reported the political action committee was created "amid White House turmoil" and "after the so-called 'Comey memo' ricocheted through Washington and effectively resulted in the naming of a special counsel to probe what President Trump once called 'this Russia thing'".[9] TheStreet.com called it an "unprecedented and awkwardly-timed political action committee".[10]Nine News reported the political action committee formation steps were taken "amid the chaos of the Trump administration".[7] Bloomberg News and Nine News pointed out that both Joe Biden and Dick Cheney did not take such an action while serving as Vice President.[11][12] Salon noted these types of political action committees were utilized in the prior election season as a stepping off point to start a presidential campaign, and cited the campaigns of both Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz as recent examples.[13] Vanity Fair reported that—amid growing talk of efforts to impeach Donald Trump—Pence "seemingly tried to take control of his political future [...] when he filed paperwork with the F.E.C. to launch his own PAC, the Great America Committee".[14]Center for Responsible Politics executive director Sheila Krumholz told Bloomberg News: "Launching a leadership PAC sometimes signals an intent to run for higher office, which in Pence’s case, has been a topic of public interest ever since he was first nominated".[12] See also{{Portal|Politics|United States}}
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