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Legislation to respond to the Citizens United decision was introduced on April 29, 2010 by Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Representatives Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Mike Castle (R-DE). This is Democracy 21’s third “myths and realities” release on the legislation. Myth: The Schumer-Van Hollen bill is biased because its restrictions do not apply to […]
Legislation to respond to the Citizens United decision was introduced on April 29, 2010 by Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Representatives Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Mike Castle (R-DE). This is Democracy 21’s fourth "myths and realities" release on the legislation. Myth: The legislation introduced by Representative Van Hollen is a partisan bill. Reality: This […]
Legislation to respond to the Citizens United decision was introduced on April 29, 2010 by Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Representatives Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Mike Castle (R-DE). This is Democracy 21’s second “myths and realities” release on the legislation. Myth: Under the new legislation, non-profit (c) (4) advocacy organizations (most are incorporated) that […]
The legislation introduced by Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Representatives Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Mike Castle (R-DE) addresses problems that arise from the Supreme Court’s destructive decision in the Citizens United case to empower corporations and unions to make unlimited expenditures to influence federal elections and government decisions. The core provisions of the […]
Legislation was introduced today to respond to the Citizens United decision by Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) and by Representatives Chris Van Hollen and Mike Castle (R-DE). This is Democracy 21’s first “myths and realities” release to deal with incorrect and inaccurate claims made about the legislation. We will continue to issue these releases as circumstances […]
Democracy 21 strongly applauds Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Representatives Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Mike Castle (R-DE) for the important national leadership they have provided in proposing legislation to respond to the Supreme Court decision in the Citizens United case. The legislation provides Congress with the opportunity to mitigate the destructive impact of the […]
The Washington PostLobbying expenditures drop for many firms in first quarterBy Dan EggenApril 22, 2010 Maybe everyone is just lobbied out. Despite passage of sweeping health-care legislation and an epic fight over Wall Street regulation, lobbying expenditures dropped for many major firms and trade organizations during the first quarter of 2009, according to disclosure forms […]
An article appeared today in The Hill entitled "Campaign finance bill has GOP wary." According to The Hill article: Both sides expect a pitched battle over Congress’s response to the landmark Supreme Court ruling. But even while Senate Republicans have been reluctant to publicly support the bill, its backers argue it will be hard for […]
The Washington PostBoth national party committees spend big chunks on fancy meals, hotels, travelBy R. Jeffrey SmithApril 21, 2010 Both the national Democratic and Republican party committees spend about two-thirds of the money they take in on the care and comfort of committee staffs and on efforts to raise more funds, with lavish spending on […]
An article that appeared in CQ Politics entitled "Democrats Claim At Least One Vote for Campaign Finance Bill." CQ PoliticsDemocrats Claim At Least One Vote for Campaign Finance BillBy Matthew MurrayApril 19, 2010 House Democrats have locked down at least one Republican vote for a new campaign finance bill that is expected to debut this […]
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