Clips Round-up for 3/27/12

Submitted by mrober@publicampaign.org on Mar 27, 2012

The Senate Rules Committee will hold a hearing on the DISCLOSE Act Thursday, featuring Democracy 21's Fred Wertheimer, Professor Rick Hasen, and David Keating from the "first amendment group" the Center for Competitive Politics.

• 2012
• Clips
• Congress
• FEC
• lobbying
• Mitt Romney

Clips round up for 3/21/2012

Submitted by John Papagiannis on Mar 21, 2012

First off, the documentary Priceless will be on many local PBS station starting in April. Click here to see when it will be on in your area. If you want to host a house party, let me know! (It's really good, you should plan on watching it.)

• FEC
• fundraising
• Gov. Scott Walker
• Jim DeMint
• lobbyists
• Mitt Romney
• President Obama
• Priceless
• revolving door
• Rick Santorum
• Ron Paul
• STOCK Act
• super PACs

Clips round up for 3/15/2012

Submitted by John Papagiannis on Mar 15, 2012

Great statement from the AFL-CIO executive council yesterday on Citizens United, calling for a constitutional amendment, public financing, etc. "The AFL-CIO supports the overturning of the Citizens United decision and calls for immediate action to end the dominance of our political system by corporations and the 1%. "

• AFL-CIO
• Chuck Grassley
• Citizens United
• Clean Elections
• ethics
• fundraiser
• Goldman Sachs
• Kelly Ayotte
• lobbyists
• maine
• Mitch McConnell
• Mitt Romney
• obama
• super PAC
• tea party

2/22/12 clips: Super donors, Shel Adelson, and running out of rich people

Submitted by Adam Smith on Feb 22, 2012

Russ Feingold was on the Daily Show last night. Worth a watch!

Free Speech for People, Common Cause, and the Coffee Party are holding a rally at noon tomorrow outside the Supreme Court. If you're in town, check it out!

• campaign finance
• Clips
• Mitt Romney
• Shel Adelson
• super PACs