This is the second post in what will be my continuing project to document who’s representing who before the Federal Election Commission in certain matters. The source of the information is publicly available filings at the www.fec.gov. (“MUR” stands for … Continue reading
Daily Archives: October 21, 2009
From Rick Hasen comes word that Senators Feingold and McCain spoke on the Senate floor regarding Citizens United. As of this writing McCain’s statement isn’t on Electionlawblog.org, yet, but it’s on McCain’s Senate website here and here (it’s two parts). … Continue reading
Politico reports on former members of Congress making campaign contributions and joining lobbying firms. Bill Buzenberg, executive director of the Center for Public Integrity, says the ability of ex-members to work for influence firms and give money “makes a mockery … Continue reading