The Committee on House Administration is holding a hearing Thursday on public financing of Congressional elections. The notice is here. The bill referred to in the notice is H.R. 1826, the Fair Elections Now Act. (Lawrence Lessig seems to call it the Trustworthy Government Now Act.)
Category: House
The Ethics of Mortgage Deals for Members
Politico has the latest on Senators Chris Dodd and Kent Conrad and their Countrywide mortgages. According to an Associated Press report late Monday, Robert Feinberg, who worked in the Countrywide’s “VIP” section, informed congressional investigators last month that both senators were told “who you know is basically how you’re coming in here.”
Franking Controversy
The Post reports on a franking controversy involving a healthcare system chart some Republicans want to send to their constituents. In April 2008 I posted some franking links.