The Post covers Campaign for America’s report on the revolving door here. The country’s largest banks and trade groups have hired more than 240 former government officials and legislative staffers to lobby on their behalf in Congress, part of a broader campaign by Wall Street firms to limit the impact of proposed reforms on their […]
Month: May 2010
It’s not over with DISCLOSE, what about Fair Elections Now Act
That’s one of the points of this Katrina vanden Heuvel editorial in today’s Post.
Danger for DISCLOSE Act in shareholder amendment?
The Hill notes that an amendment to The DISCLOSE Act may endanger the reform effort. House Democrats are scrambling over how to handle legislation forcing companies to hold a shareholder vote to approve annual corporate political spending. The bill is backed by Rep. Michael Capuano (D-Mass.), who would like it added to campaign finance reform […]