The Times reports. The plan, which the lobbyists and watchdog groups have been presenting to Congressional staff members in recent closed-door meetings, would limit the contributions that lawmakers can take from the beneficiaries of earmarks they arrange. Top officials from companies getting earmarks would be limited to donating $5,000 to lawmakers in each two-year election […]
Month: September 2010
Ethics Committee members request Waters and Rangel trials before November
The Hill reports.
DeMint’s indepedent expenditures
US News & World Reports reports that Sen. DeMint’s leadership PAC is funding independent expenditures.