Public Campaign has released a new report this morning that finds targeted donations from a network of hard-line Cuban American campaign contributors to members of Congress who switched positions on Cuba and an overall shift in cash to Democrats. According to Public Campaign's David Donnelly:“In many ways, what we have here is the age-old story of the influence of campaign money in the political process. "This report documents, with indisputable facts, that donations were delivered to a significant number of members of Congress who changed their position on Cuba policy. Whether we call that a reward or a campaign donation, it’s an indictment of our current pay-to-play system of campaign financing.” The report found that hard-line Cuban-Americans: 

• Gave to at least 337 federal candidates through the U.S.-Cuba Democracy PAC since 2003, 53 percent of whom received reinforcing individual donations from hard-line Cuban-American donors
• Vastly increased Cuban-Americans’ donations to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), and shifted donations to Democrats overall
• Targeted donations to recipients whose voting record shows a shift in their position on Cuba policy, including seven who took money and switched their positions on dates that were in close proximity to one another
• Provided, through the PAC and the network of donors, more than $850,000 to 53 members of Congress who recently publicized their opposition to changes in the policy just weeks before a key committee hearing on travel to Cuba