Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Does Andrew Yang's $1000 promise violate campaign finance laws?

During the third presidential debate on Thursday night in Houston, candidate Andrew Yang raised a lot of eyebrows when he said, "My campaign will now give a freedom dividend of $1000 a month for an entire year to 10 American families."

By Madeleine Brand • Sep 13, 2019 • 1 min read

During the third presidential debate on Thursday night in Houston, candidate Andrew Yang raised a lot of eyebrows when he said, "My campaign will now give a freedom dividend of $1000 a month for an entire year to 10 American families." His campaign website says "WIN $1,000 A MONTH -- no strings attached.” We look at whether this is legal.

Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Amy Ta
Digital News & Culture Editor
Michell Eloy
Line Editor, Press Play
Matt Stevens
politics reporter for the NY Times

Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Does Andrew Yang's $1000 promise violate campaign finance laws?

During the third presidential debate on Thursday night in Houston, candidate Andrew Yang raised a lot of eyebrows when he said, "My campaign will now give a freedom dividend of $1000 a month for an entire year to 10 American families."

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Does Andrew Yang's $1000 promise violate campaign finance laws?

During the third presidential debate on Thursday night in Houston, candidate Andrew Yang raised a lot of eyebrows when he said, "My campaign will now give a freedom dividend of $1000 a month for an entire year to 10 American families."

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