This morning’s Times features this editorial on Schumer-Van Hollen. Congress must quickly pass the remedial Schumer-Van Hollen bill to rein in at least some of the damage. It would ban expenditures by government contractors and foreign-controlled companies and require public disclosure of the money and business interests behind corporate and union ads. Congress must also […]
Day: March 8, 2010
Schumer-Van Hollen coming next week? And U.S. subs of foreign corporations lobby on bill
The Hill reports that the Organization for International Investment will lobby on the Schumer-Van Hollen legislation being drafted. And there’s news about the timing of the bill. According to a Van Hollen aide, the legislation is still being drafted but aides are working towards introduction of the bill in both the House and the Senate […]
Candidate joke on selling cows to self-finance campaign
The Tolbert Report has the scoop on a candidate in Arkansas who tweeted about selling cows to finance his campaign.