Today the White House Blog called for the Senate to confirm Federal Election Commission nominee John Sullivan and pending nominees for other government positions: “It is time for Senators to stop abusing their responsibility to provide advice and consent on these well-qualified nominees.” The blog post says that the Sullivan nomination has been pending on […]
Day: May 6, 2010
DISCLOSE Act hearings today and next week
There’s a hearing on The DISCLOSE Act scheduled for today. There’s also one scheduled for next week. Today’s hearing is at 11 a.m. and the hearing on May 11, 2010, is at 5 p.m., according to the committee’s website. They’re at 1310 Longworth.
DISCLOSE Act’s new requirements for lobbyist disclosure
Lobbyists shouldn’t feel left out; the DISCLOSE Act’s section 221 has new requirements to report: (1) The amount of any independent expenditure (as defined in section 301(17) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(17)) equal to or greater than $1,000 made by such person or organization, and for each such expenditure the name of each candidate […]