Sen. Franken released a bill involving foreign national political activity, according to this report. The American Elections Act of 2010 is summarized here. The bill purports to: [Ban] election contributions and spending by corporations that are controlled or highly influenced by foreign nationals (foreign governments, companies, and persons). This includes: – Corporations that receive most […]
Day: January 28, 2010
Federal Election Commission meeting tomorrow
The Federal Election Commission will meet tomorrow to consider some advisory opinions, according to the meeting agenda.
Office of Congressional Ethics hit again, this time over Stark investigation
The House Ethics Committee slammed the Office of Congressional Ethics in its report on a matter involving Rep. Stark. The report is here. It notes that “OCE conducted an inadequate review, the result of which was to subject Representative Stark to unfounded criminal allegations.”