Congress
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Aug05
The Chronicles of Money, Politics, and...It's a Lobbyist, It's a Campaign Check, It's a..."Super Congress!"
Here's a round-up of Public Campaign and Public Campaign Action Fund's work for the week of Aug 1-Aug 5, 2011.
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Aug05
Clips Round-up for 8/5/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Edwards donor pleads guilty to illegal donations -
Aug04
"12 really large checks"
"12 really large checks"
That’s how a lobbyist was quoted in a news story describing how he was preparing for the 12-member congressional deficit committee that will be charged with finding further ways to reduce the deficit.
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Aug03
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Aug01
Clips Round-up for 8/1/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Editorial: Why is Congress tied up in knots?
This Sacramento Bee editorial provides a few solutions to our broken Congress. One includes providing more campaign finance transparency--particularly by requiring Senators to file reports electronically
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Jul26
One Lockout Ends, Another Rages On in Washington, D.C.
Millions of Americans rejoiced yesterday when a fierce negotiation involving billions and billions of dollars resulted in a deal that both sides are content with. No, I’m not talking about the debt ceiling impasse, which continues to threaten the economy, and America’s reputation all over the world.
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Jul22
Effort to Defund OCE Fails
The New York Times reports today that by a House vote of 102-302 the effort to defund the Office of Congressional Ethics has failed.
There was some thought that the effort to defund the office, led by Rep. Melvin Watt (D-N.C.), had a chance of passing. But it appears in the end that voting against ethics oversight might just be bad politics. Stunning.
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Jul22
The Chronicles of Money, Politics, and How Wall Street Celebrates an Anniversary Every Day of the Year
Here's a round-up of Public Campaign and Public Campaign Action Fund's work for the week of July 18-July 22, 2011.
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Jul20
ONE YEAR LATER: After Dodd-Frank Financial Reform, Do the Banks Still Run the Place?
This Thursday marks the one-year anniversary of the passage of the “Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act,” legislation passed by Congress to rein in the banks and protect consumers from the practices that led to the economic collapse. Since it’s passage, Wall Street interests have continued to exert influence over Congress in efforts to weaken, repeal, or as one bank lobbyist said recently, “reform the reform.”
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Jul19
Clips round-up for 7/19/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Lawmaker requests end to ethics panel investigation
Citing misconduct, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) is calling for a termination of the ethic committee investigation of her.