Want to do wonders for your campaign’s bank account? Get a slot on the Ways and Means Committee, according to this Roll Call article. Six of the 11 new Ways and Means members raised more money during the first three quarters of the 2010 cycle than they did compared to the same time period last […]
Month: November 2009
Asking employees to lobby Congress
Companies asking their employees to contact members of Congress to assert their views isn’t new. Here is a post about United Healthcare’s request that its employees contact members of Congress or write letters to the editor against a public option, among other related points. The message sent to all employees also says: “It is important […]
Robocalls and the political do not call list approach
In reaction to a pending advisory opinion (Advisory Opinion Request 2009-27) before the Federal Election Commission, The Star Tribune advocates a political do not call list in this editorial. Sure, there are technological and regulatory ways around automated calls, but why should voters, especially during these tough times, have to pay for caller ID? If […]