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DISCLOSE Act Slated for Senate Consideration TOMORROW
26 Jul 2010 10:14 AM
After rewriting the Senate version of the DISCLOSE Act, Senator Schumer began the Rule 14 process – a maneuver used to bypass action by the Rules and Administration Committee, which has jurisdiction over the bill – to get the new version on the Senate calendar and force a vote before Congress recesses in August. The DISCLOSE Act has now been slated... Read More...
by Casey Christine Higgins | with no comments
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Schumer Introduces New Version of DISCLOSE Act
22 Jul 2010 2:22 PM
After Democrats in the Senate apparently struggled to get the votes to pass the DISCLOSE Act, they have launched a new strategy to pass the legislation, which aims to reverse the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United . Last night, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) introduced a new version of the DISCLOSE Act . The new bill could come to the floor of the... Read More...
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RNLA Co-Chair Mitchell: "The NRA carve-out is a clear example of a congressional speech license."
17 Jun 2010 8:46 AM
Cleta Mitchell, partner at Foley & Lardner who works in campaign finance law, RNLA co-chair, and member of the NRA's board of directors wrote an op-ed in today's Washington Post addressing the NRA exemption from the DISCLOSE Act carved out by House Democrats this week. Mitchell said: The NRA "carve-out" reaffirms the wisdom of the First... Read More...
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Former FEC Chairman Bradley A. Smith: “Disclosed Partisanship”
1 Jun 2010 2:59 PM
While the DISCLOSE Act was pulled from consideration in the U.S. House of Representatives last week, a Democratic source told Roll Call newspaper that, “It’s going to be one of the first things we take up when we get back.” Thus, the DISCLOSE Act could be voted on as soon as June 9th. In a 1996 memorandum to deputy chief of staff Harold Ickes... Read More...
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DISCLOSE Act – the Citizens United “Fix” – To Come to a Vote in the House This Week
26 May 2010 4:09 PM
H.R. 5175, the DISCLOSE Act, which is an attempt by Democratic legislators to reverse the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. FEC , will likely come to a vote in the House of Representatives on Friday. It is crucial that this bill not be passed. Not only is DISCLOSE a clear, unconstitutional restriction on First Amendment rights to Free Speech... Read More...
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House Hearing on Citizens United Fix
7 May 2010 2:22 PM
The Committee on House Administration held a hearing yesterday on "H.R. 5175, The DISCLOSE Act, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections." Among those testifying before the committee on the Citizens United fix were David Bossie, President of Citizens United, and Ted Olson, the man who successfully argued the case before the... Read More...
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Update on Van Hollen-Schumer Citizens United Fix
20 Apr 2010 11:57 AM
The Hill reports that "Democrats have been unable to find a GOP co-sponsor of highly anticipated campaign finance reform legislation, delaying the rollout of a measure aimed at counteracting a landmark Supreme Court ruling." Apparently, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) planned to roll out the legislation at the end of last... Read More...
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Obama to Push Citizens United Legislative Fix?
29 Mar 2010 3:23 PM
Politico reported today that the President plans to "push Congress to close campaign-finance loopholes opened by the Citizens United case" with his new found post-health care "momentum." It is hard to say where Politico got this since no one else has reported the news. However, after the initial announcement by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and... Read More...
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The Skinny on Proposed Legislation in Response to Citizens United
22 Feb 2010 1:20 PM
It was only a matter of time before Congress decided to respond to the recent Citizens United decision. While Senator McCain is skeptical on new legislation , Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), ranking member on the Senate Rules Committee (the Senate Committee with oversight of federal elections issues), and Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) have decided to move ahead... Read More...
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