NRA
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Jan29
The NRA Money Behind the Senate Judiciary Committee
National Rifle Association (NRA) Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre has called the video game industry a “callous, corrupt and corrupting shadow industry.”
Many people might feel that this is a more apt description of the gun industry and LaPierre's own organization, which spends millions of dollars each year to buy influence and access in Washington in order to block any new gun safety legislation.
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Jan11
Clips round up for 1/11/2013
I've got your perfect Washington influence story here: Drywall safety bill passed by Congress was watered down by the industry so that *voluntary* safety regulations are decided by a committee of drywall manufacters and homebuilders. Congress pats itself on back.
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Jan10
Clips round up for 1/10/2013
In his State of the State address yesterday, Gov. Cuomo once again called for public financing and a broad reform agenda. New York Times editorial: "Most important, he vowed to start public financing for campaigns so that more candidates can compete against wealthy competitors." It ends with this: "It is a long, ambitious list. If Mr.
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Aug30
Clips round up for 8/30/2012
Yesterday during a reddit AMA, President Obama called for a constitutional amendment and reiterated his support for DISCLOSE and banning lobbyists from bundling contributions. As HuffPost points out, this isn't necessarily news--Jim Messina said Obama supported the amendment in February--but Obama bringing it up does add more weight.
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Aug29
Pro-Gun Interests Fill Coffers of Pennsylvania Lawmakers
With the controversial Trayvon Martin shooting last spring and the series of mass shootings this summer, there’s been an increased focus on our country’s weak gun laws and efforts by groups like the NRA to obstruct any attempt to curb access to firearms.
The NRA and its allies, along with small arms manufacturers, spend big money in politics to make this happen—and Pennsylvania is no exception.
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Aug29
Does gun money influence votes in Louisiana?
Last weekend, Gov. Bobby Jindall (R-La.) was scheduled to appear at the “3rd Annual Second Amendment Rally” in Iowa, co-sponsored by the Iowa Firearms Coalition and the National Rifle Association.
It’s no surprise, the NRA loves Bobby Jindal. It’s lead national lobbyist, Chris Cox has said, “There’s no stronger pro-Second Amendment Governor in the country than Governor Bobby Jindal and NRA is truly grateful for his leadership.”
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Aug09
New Public Campaign Report Highlights Gun Money in Ohio
Public Campaign released a report today that traces the links between campaign contributions by gun interests and the pro-gun legislation proposed and passed by the Ohio legislature in recent years.
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Jul13
Is NRA Money Bottling Up "Stand Your Ground" Repeal in North Carolina?
With the North Carolina legislative session ending Friday, one bill that never saw the light of day was an attempt to repeal "Stand Your Ground provisions" that passed in 2011.
This house bill (HB 1192) never made it out of the Judiciary subcommittee where it was introduced in May. Was the bill buried because the NRA has spent years building influence in the state and key legislators have benefitted and stand to benefit politically by supporting NRA positions?
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Jun28
Eric Holder and NRA's Big Money
The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote today on whether U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder should be held in contempt of Congress, an extraordinary move with no shortage of political theatre behind it.
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Mar23
The Chronicles of Money, Politics, "Insufficient Influence," Freshman Fundraising in Paradise, and the Plunger of Justice
Here's a recap of Public Campaign and Public Campaign Action Fund's (PCAF) work from March 12 through March 23, 2012.