The White House released a fact sheet referencing the administration’s proposals on lobbying, campaign finance, and earmark tracking. The release is here. On lobbyists, the fact sheet provides: During the campaign, the President voluntarily declined to accept contributions from federally-registered lobbyists. It’s time this practice became law. That’s why the President is calling upon Congress […]
Category: Executive Branch
State of the Union and foreign funds in elections
Politico reports that the President will address aspects of Citizens United in his State of the Union speech tonight. Two days ago I imagined this possibility. Politico concludes, however: The source with knowledge of the administration’s interactions with Congress said the White House doesn’t appear to consider the FEC or the public financing overhauls as […]
Does President Obama launch campaign finance reform in State of the Union?
There’s a lot of talk about “hard pivots” these days; will President Obama’s State of the Union focus on the economy and jobs exclusively or will the administration announce, launch, or endorse campaign finance reform proposals, such as public financing for House and Senate races?