What’s the Martha Johnson-Federal Election Commission connection? After nine months of delay, the Senate confirmed Martha Johnson to head up the General Services Administration. The vote was 96-0. The same day Martha Johnson’s name was sent to the Senate for consideration, back in May 2009, John J. Sullivan was nominated to be a member of […]
Month: February 2010
Minnesota: Shut that revolving door, it’s getting cold in here
Minnesota may see new legislation to slow the revolving door between government and lobbying, according to this report. A Senate committee planned to hear Democratic Sen. John Marty’s plan Friday. It would require legislators, agency heads and constitutional officers to wait at least two years after holding those positions before becoming lobbyists. Sen. Marty’s bill […]
Warren Rudman on campaign finance reform
Former Sen. Warren Rudman argues that Republicans have lost their way on campaign finance issues in this piece today. It was congressional Republicans who led the 1971 effort to strengthen existing campaign finance law through the Federal Election Campaign Act. After the Watergate campaign finance scandal, Republicans in Congress joined with Democrats to pass far-reaching […]