xavier becerra | Public Campaign

Oct21

The Chronicles of Money, Politics, and Third Quarter Fundraising

Submitted by mrober@publicampaign.org on Oct 21, 2011

Here's a recap of Public Campaign and Public Campaign Action Fund's (PCAF) work from October 17 through October 21, 2011.

Supercommittee Member Becerra’s Investment Company Institute Fundraiser

Submitted by Adam Smith on Oct 17, 2011

The Hill reported in August that, “Mere hours after House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) named Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Calif.) to the debt-reduction supercommittee, lobbyists were gearing up to fete him at a fundraiser later this month.”

Clips Round-up for 9/16/11

Submitted by mrober@publicampaign.org on Sep 16, 2011

Congress/2012
Watchdogs want more lobbying info from supercommittee members
"[A] coalition of government reform and transparency organizations are demanding that supercommittee members voluntarily disclose their committee-related contacts with lobbyists and publicly report any campaign donations within 48 hours of receiving them." Transparency is important, should be tied with a halt to fundraising.