Adam Smith's blogNew report: Chemical Insecurity Submitted by Adam Smith on Thu, 08/05/2010 - 1:04pm.
Our friends at USPIRG have a new report out today, “Chemical Insecurity,” that highlights the 14 chemical companies that endanger the most Americans in the event of a chemical release and the millions of dollars they’ve spent on lobbying and campaign contributions to keep regulation at bay.
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New Messaging and Polling on Fair Elections Submitted by Adam Smith on Wed, 07/28/2010 - 10:52am.
Posted in: Fair Elections Now Act
A few weeks ago--Public Campaign Action Fund and Common Cause announced new bipartisan research conducted by Lake Research Partners, Westen Strategies, and McKinnon Media. The research showed that public support for Fair Elections-style reform is strong and a majority of every subset of Americans—regardless of demographic and political identities—supports the measure.
57 House members voted to remove contribution limits Submitted by Adam Smith on Thu, 06/24/2010 - 4:25pm.
Posted in: contribution limits | Steve King
In the final debate in the House over the DISCLOSE Act, Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) offered an amendment that would remove all contribution limits to federal candidates...
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Public Campaign on the passage of DISCLOSE Submitted by Adam Smith on Thu, 06/24/2010 - 3:37pm.
Posted in: DISCLOSE | Fair Elections
Just moments ago, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the DISCLOSE Act, legislation aimed at blunting the impact of the Supreme Court's decision in Citizen United v. FEC. Transparency is important, but Congress must do more to put elections back in the hands ofvoters.
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Murkowski blocks Gulf spill legislation, takes Big Oil cash Submitted by Adam Smith on Fri, 05/14/2010 - 6:03pm.
Posted in: Big Oil | campaign contributions
In response to the Gulf oil, members of Congress have introduced legislation that would lift the economic liability cap for oil companies from $75 million to $10 billion. Yesterday, when the Senate tried to move forward with a vote on the legislation, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski blocked it.
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Who's really out of touch? Submitted by Adam Smith on Fri, 05/07/2010 - 10:10am.
This morning, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) takes to the opinion pages of the Washington Post, saying, "the American people will want to know whether he is choosing someone who is committed to the text of the Constitution and the vision of the Founding Fathers, or whether his nominee is an activist."
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