The Times examines the House Ethics Committee’s potential charges against Rep. Maxine Waters. The specific charges to be filed against Ms. Waters have not been made public. But House officials confirmed Saturday that the case involved communications Ms. Waters had in fall 2008 with federal officials that at least indirectly touched on the fate of […]
Day: July 31, 2010
Presidential Financing Act: Campaign finance reform fatigue? Not these guys
Legislation to reform the presidential public financing system was introduced yesterday by Senator Feingold and Reps. Price, Van Hollen, Castle, and Platts. Rep. Price has information available here.
The Democrats and lobbyist and lobbyist-bundled contributions
Bloombeg reports. As President Barack Obama thrashes Republicans for allowing “special interest takeovers of our elections,” his Democratic Party is benefiting from millions of campaign dollars brought in by lobbyists.