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Huffington Post: “FEC Commissioners All Serving Expired Terms Now”

The Huffington Post FEC Commissioners All Serving Expired Terms Now By: Paul Blumenthal WASHINGTON — All five sitting commissioners at the Federal Election Commission are […]

Reform Groups Call Out President Obama on Four-Year Failure to Provide Leadership or Effective Action to Reform the Corrupt Campaign Finance System

In a letter sent to President Obama yesterday, reform groups expressed their “deep concern about the nation’s corrupt campaign finance system and about your failure, […]

Fred Wertheimer Statement on Disclosure Bill Introduced By Senators Wyden and Murkowski

The introduction of campaign finance disclosure legislation yesterday by Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) is an important step forward. The bill represents […]

NY Times: “New York Reform = Public Financing”

The New York Times New York Reform = Public Financing By: the Editorial Board The recent arrests of a state senator and an assemblyman appear […]

Fred Wertheimer Politico Op-ed: “The Right Kind of Reform”

POLITICO Op-ed The Right Kind of Reform Fred Wertheimer The indictments last week of a New York state senator and five other New York politicians […]

E.J. Dionne op-ed in Washington post: “Fighting Big Money with Big Money

The Washington Post Fighting big money with big money By E.J. Dionne Jr. If you are tired of seeing the debate on guns dominated by […]

Watchdog Groups Question Whether President Obama’s Involvement in Organizing for Action Complies with Ethics in Government Act

In a letter sent today to President Obama, Democracy 21, joined by the Campaign Legal Center, wrote that “your involvement with Organizing for Action (OFA) […]

Roll Call Column: “Rules of the Game: Obama’s Nonprofit Carries on Dubious Tradition”

Roll Call Rules of the Game: Obama’s Nonprofit Carries on Dubious Tradition By Eliza Newlin Carney A Democratic rising star who campaigned on a platform […]

Washington Post editorial: “Pay-to-play politics reach the Oval Office”

The Washington Post Pay-to-play politics reach the Oval Office By Editorial Board– They will now disclose the names of those who donate $250 or more […]

Statement by Fred Wertheimer Concerning Organizing for Action

According to an op-ed by Jim Messina, the National Chairman for Organizing for Action, published March 7, 2013 on CNN.com, “[E]very donor who gives $250 […]