Reform Groups Call on President Obama to Address Dysfunctional FEC
Reform groups held a press conference today to highlight the repeated failure of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to properly interpret and enforce the campaign finance laws […]
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New York Times Editorial: Having the Watchdogs to Tea
|-, Archive |by DianeCongress rarely remembers that it is responsible for overseeing the Federal Election Commission — the party-hack-ridden agency that enables campaign abuses. The House elections subcommittee has now summoned commission members […]
Americans Elect Press Conference Today: Democracy 21 President Challenges Americans Elect to Comply with Tax Laws and Campaign Finance Disclosure Laws
|-, Archive |by DianeStatement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Americans Elect – holding a press conference today at the National Press Club – is an organization whose […]
Pre-FEC Oversight Hearing Press Conference Thursday: Good Government Groups to Urge Obama to Fix the Federal Election Commission
|-, Archive |by DianeWith Major Election Year Approaching, Agency Is Needed to Enforce Campaign Finance Laws WHAT: Press conference by good government groups to highlight the […]
POLITICO Interview with Democracy 21 President: Outside Cash in 2012
|-, Archive |by DianeArena ChatOctober 30, 2011 David Mark: POLITICO over the past week examined the role of money in politics. Video series guests included former DCCC Chairman Martin Frost, […]
Center for Public Integrity: Fine line between politics and issues spending by secretive 501(c)(4) groups
|-, Archive |by DianeBy Peter H. Stone The conservative American Action Network, a leading independent player in last year’s election, poured $26 million — out of some $30 million […]
Campaign Legal Center & Democracy 21 File Brief in Appeal of Decision Overturning Century-Old Law Banning Corporate Contributions to Candidates & Parties
|-, Archive |by DianeToday, the Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21, filed an amici brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in U.S. v […]
Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer on Illegality of Leadership “Super PAC” Proposed by Senator Mike Lee
|-, Archive |by DianeSenator Mike Lee (R-UT) has filed an Advisory Opinion Request with the Federal Election Commission asking whether his Leadership PAC can raise unlimited contributions to […]
Statement of Democracy 21 General Counsel Donald J. Simon: Newly Formed Herman Cain Super PAC Using Illegal Name
|-, Archive |by DianeAccording to press reports, a new Super PAC was formed yesterday to support Herman Cain’s presidential campaign. The name of the Super PAC is “Americans […]
Elite Donors Do Double Duty: Presidential Super PACs Attract Wealthy Donors Who Have Maxed Out to Candidates
|-, Archive |by DianeDuring the second quarter of 2011, more than 50 individuals donated the legal maximum to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and also dug into […]
