Day: April 28, 2010

Secret holds and nominations

As we approach the one year anniversary of President Obama’s nomination of John J. Sullivan to a position on the Federal Election Commission, there’s news that Senators Wyden and Grassley recently introduced legislation to end “secret holds.”  The press release speaks in terms of holds on legislation; the text of the measure follows. * * […]

Senator Bennet’s K Street reform proposals

Senator Bennet (Col.) announced a proposal to reform lobbying rules.  The Senator’s press release is here. To solve for the problem of outsized lobbyist influence and to close the revolving door, Bennet has proposed an aggressive lobbying reform bill called The Close the Revolving Door Act of 2010. This new legislation would: Place a Lifetime […]