This Times editorial discusses the House Ethics Committee’s recent file security issues and indicates legislation may be forthcoming. The vulnerable software is so popular that more than 20 million users are estimated to be on file-sharing networks at any given second. Suddenly, concerned colleagues are open to Mr. Towns’s cogent argument for legislating a ban […]
Month: November 2009
California lobbyists guinea pigs in campaign finance experiment?
The Sacramento Bee provides an overview of California lobbyists’ lawsuit to stop a public funding proposal. The lobbyists say the measure to make them collectively pay approximately $34 million to fund California’s statewide secretary of state campaigns in 2014 and 2018 unfairly restricts their free speech rights and restricts people’s constitutional right to petition their […]
Lobbyist accompaniment on Pelosi trip
This Times article discusses fundraising, lobbyist strategy, and Rep. Pelosi’s position on healthcare reform. A spokesman for Ms. Pelosi said her role as House Democrats’ chief fund-raiser had no effect on her work as speaker. The House bill shows that “the speaker has put consumers first and taken a tough position against the insurance and […]