The debate over a deal to help Puerto Rico handle its crippling debt obligations continues to rage in Congress and on the airwaves. As we reported in April, the Center for Individual Freedom (CFIF), a 501(c)(4) dark money group, is running an aggressive ad campaign against any sort of debt relief package. That spending has now topped at least $714,400, according to analysis of broadcast tv contract data using our Political Ad Sleuth tool. All of the ads purchased were in the Washington, D.C., media market during news broadcasts and during Sunday public affairs shows, such as Meet the Press and Fox News Sunday.  

POLITICO, using data from the Tracking Firm, estimates CF…

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