The Hill reports on the prospects for the DISCLOSE Act’s consideration in the Senate. Advocates say Reid wants to bypass the committee process and bring the bill directly to the floor in the hopes of quicker passage. But the required 60 votes have yet to materialize. Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) have […]
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Brown on DISCLOSE: “Inappropriate”
The Hill’s latest update on the DISCLOSE Act includes comments by Senator Brown. Two Democrats, Sens. Dianne Feinstein (Calif.) and Frank Lautenberg (N.J.), have criticized the legislation over compromises made to get it through the House. And a key Republican, Sen. Scott Brown (Mass.), told The Hill on Thursday that pushing a campaign finance bill […]
Ensign investigation update
The Hill reports on an update in the investigation into Sen. Ensign here. In depositions to the Senate Ethics Committee, staffers for Sen. John Ensign have said the Nevada Republican and his senior aides knew a one-year lobbying ban was being broken when they helped a former staffer set up a short-lived career on K […]