John Kerry
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Jan30
Sen. John Kerry: We Must Address "Corrupting Force" of Money in Politics
Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), who was approved by the Senate yesterday to be the next U.S. Secretary of State, gave his farewell speech on the Senate floor today. In talking about ways to improve our democracy, Kerry, who has been a long-time support of efforts to raise the voices of everyday people in our political process, spoke eloquently about our corrupting campaign finance system and need to ensure voting rights for all.
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Oct18
Clips Round-up for 10/18/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Rules of the Game: Super PACs multiply, head to Hill
Eliza Newlin Carney asks, are super PACs the new black? Will they be the new leadership PAC?
Cain's 9-9-9 plan, the tax code, and the campaign finance connection -
Sep15
Rep. Camp adjusting fundraising schedule.
National Journal and Sunlight Foundation are reporting that Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.), a member of the debt reduction “supercommittee” will not schedule any additional fundraisers while serving on the committee.
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Sep14
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Sep13
Clips Round-up for 9/13/11
Last night at the GOP debate, Rick Perry said <http://politicalwire.com/archives/2011/09/13/quote_of_the_day.html> , "if you're saying I can be bought for $5,000, I'm offended." Exactly. It takes a lot more than that!
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Rep. Issa hit with ethics allegations -
Sep12
Sen. Kerry gives up fundraising during supercommittee
Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) said today that he was giving up fundraising while doing work on the Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction, or the “supercommittee.” He told the Boston Globe he was going to stop fundraising, “because I don’t want people to think that I’m being leveraged by contributions.