FEINGOLD FIGHTING. Roll Call. “‘Almost nothing of our election laws is still standing,’ said Feingold, who now heads the political action committee Progressives United. The PAC’s mission is to counter and eventually reverse the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling, which overturned the long-standing ban on corporate and union spending for […]
Category: Senate
Political law links for Tuesday, June 21st
IT’S JUST COFFEE? Politico. “A meeting President Barack Obama hosted in the White House for his key political backers from Wall Street is under fire from good government advocates and a Bush administration ethics official who say the session appeared to bring activity related to campaign fundraising onto White House grounds.” CASH DASH. Roll Call. […]
CU at the FEC? (And more political law links for today)
RECORD FOR FOREIGN TRIPS. Roll Call. “The costs of overseas trips taken by Senators and their staffers jumped by about 20 percent last year, reaching an all-time high of more than $5 million in publicly reported costs, which is still likely less than half the actual total.” “CASTLES AT THE CAPITOL.” Press release here. “Castles […]