Voter Blog
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Jul25
Sen. Tom Udall: "Americans’ right to speech is now determined by their net worth.”
By: Kurt Walters
On Tuesday, a subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing called “Taking Back Our Democracy” that looked at ways to respond to the stranglehold that special interests hold over our political process, especially after the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision.
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Jul24
Clips Round-up for 7/24/12
Sen. Durbin is holding a hearing today on "Taking Back Our Democracy" in his Judiciary Subcommittee. Head to Hart today if you can or watch online. Join in on Twitter with the hashtag #democracy4sale. Public Campaign's Susan Anderson will also live-tweet the hearing.
Jul23House Fair Elections Now Act Achieves 100th Cosponsor
The bipartisan Fair Elections Now Act (HR 1404) recently received its 100th House cosponsor. More than one-fifth of the U.S. House of Representatives now supports Fair Elections, due in large part to the leadership of bill sponsor Rep. John Larson (D-Conn). The Senate companion legislation (S. 750) championed by Sen.
Jul23Senate Hearing: Taking Back Our Democracy
On Tuesday, July 24th, the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights of the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing entitled, “Taking Back Our Democracy: Responding to Citizens United and the Rise of Super PACs."
The hearing will be at 2:30 p.m. in Room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building.
Subcommittee Chairman Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) will preside.
Jul23Clips Round-up for 7/23/12
The second anniversary of Dodd-Frank was Saturday. Some facts on Wall Street's giving, and how it has shifted, since then.
And reports on presidential and PAC filings from Friday:
Jul22Two years after Dodd-Frank, Wall Street continues to spend
Last Wednesday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced its first enforcement action, requiring Capital One to refund $140 million to customers impacted by deceptive marketing practices and pay an additional $25 million penalty to the CFPB.
Jul20The Money Behind the War on the ‘War on Coal’
On Monday, a subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a field hearing in the coal mining community of Abington, Va. and invited executives from Big Coal to testify on how the Environmental Protection Agency’s new carbon pollution rules are part of a supposed “war on coal” by the Obama administration.
Jul20Clips Round-up 7/20/12
Rep. Buck McKeon held a hearing with defense contractors on the sequester the other day. He didn't mention they were donors.
Jul19McKeon Worries Sequestration Could Hurt His ‘Industry Partners’
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) held a hearing on Wednesday to give defense contractors a chance to air their grievances about the sequester, an automatic spending cut that would hit defense and domestic programs unless Congress takes action to reduce the deficit.
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