In a major victory for campaign finance laws enacted to prevent corruption, the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals this week upheld the constitutionality of New York City’s “pay to play” campaign contribution restrictions. The Second Circuit decision in Ognibene v. Parkes upheld the lower limits that apply to campaign contributions from lobbyists and others […]
By Rachel Leven Two watchdog groups Thursday called on the Federal Election Commission to look into possible infringements by Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry’s campaign and a pro-Perry super-PAC. Make Us Great Again might have shared videos produced by the political action committee with the Perry campaign for free or might not have charged […]
Today the Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 filed a complaint urging the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to investigate possible violations of campaign finance law by presidential candidate Rick Perry’s campaign committee, RickPerry.org, and the Perry-supporting Super PAC Make Us Great Again. Based on published media reports, the Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 believe […]
Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Today, the three Republican Commissioners on the six-member FEC have once again shown their disdain for the nation’s campaign finance laws they are supposed to implement and enforce. The three Republican Commissioners blocked an effort by Representative Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) to initiate a rulemaking by the agency […]
In a letter sent today to the IRS, Democracy 21, joined by the Campaign Legal Center, submitted additional information to the IRS to demonstrate that Americans Elect, the American Action Network and Crossroads GPS are not entitled to section 501(c)(4) tax status and therefore are not entitled to keep their donors secret on that basis. […]
Below is a letter sent by a coalition of reform groups including Democracy 21 to Chairman Joseph Lieberman and Ranking Member Susan Collins of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs in support of the “Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act,” (STOCK Act). The letter called on the Committee to report the bill […]
Democracy 21 joined with other reform groups today in calling on the House Republican leadership to allow the House to act on the STOCK Act to prohibit insider trading by members of Congress. House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor reportedly forced House Financial Services Committee Chairman Rep. Spencer Bachus to cancel a full committee markup […]
Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Yesterday, President Barack Obama traveled to Osawatomie, Kansas to make a major speech on his economic policies. According to today’s Washington Post, President Obama went to Osawatomie to invoke Teddy Roosevelt and a speech he made there in 1910 that became known as Roosevelt’s “New Nationalism” speech. As […]
Today, Democracy 21 joined with a coalition of reform groups in again calling for passage of the “Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act,” the “STOCK Act.” The groups sent a letter to the House and Senate calling for swift passage of the Act, designed to prevent Congressional insider trading. According to Democracy 21 President Fred […]
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