Category: House

Thurs. political law links, 6-12

CHALLENGE IN ALASKA. NYT.  “Dan Sullivan, the Republican candidate for the United States Senate in Alaska, says he will disavow all support from outside special interests if his opponent, Senator Mark Begich, a Democrat, agrees to do the same.” OCE AND STOCKMAN.  Daily Beast.  “A report released by the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) Wednesday […]

Political law links, 6-5-14

CRUZ CFR.  Sen. Cruz.  “U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today filed a pair of bills to protect the individual right to free speech in the wake of Democrats’ efforts to effectively repeal the First Amendment by allowing Congress to regulate spending on political speech.” TESTER LOBBYING REFORM.  Sen. Tester.  “Senator Jon Tester is introducing the […]

Tues. political law links, 5-27

ETHICS AND GRIMM.  Roll Call.  “The House Ethics Committee announced it established a special subcommittee to investigate Rep. Michael G. Grimm, already under federal indictment for allegations of misconduct, but the subcommittee members unanimously voted to wait as the Feds pursue the case against the New York Republican.” LERNER FUNDRAISING.  Roll Call.  “A fundraising effort […]