Politifact takes issue with President Obama’s State of the Union discussion of Citizens United. Indeed, the legal experts we spoke to after Obama’s radio address said that the president was overstating the immediate impact of the opinion. They said Obama was correct that the ruling could open the door to foreign companies spending on American […]
Month: January 2010
Lobbyist contacts disclosure proposal #SOTU
President Obama announced a proposal to reform lobbyist disclosure tonight. It’s time to require lobbyists to disclose each contact they make on behalf of a client with my Administration or Congress. (Note: “#SOTU” is a hashtag designed for Twitter followers tracking comments about the State of the Union. The titles of my posts are automatically […]
President calls for earmark reform, another website #SOTU
Earmark reform? There would be an app for that, if President Obama’s State of the Union proposal is adopted: I’m also calling on Congress to continue down the path of earmark reform. You have trimmed some of this spending and embraced some meaningful change. But restoring the public trust demands more. For example, some members […]