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"… y Watch says it “works to hold politicians who are against comprehensive campaign finance reform accountable for where they get their political donations.”Buck’ …"
"… d for by third-party groups begin to flood U.S. airways, one group seeking campaign finance reform is running an ad blasting a California Republican who has protected …"
"… h, a group which describes itself as “dedicated to improving America’s campaign finance laws.” Campaign Money Watch, a project of the Washington-based Public Ca …"
"… ote short in the face of a Republican filibuster.McConnell has never met a campaign finance regulation he liked so it is hard to take his latest protestations too ser …"
"… sly. Notably, it was McConnell who championed ex-Rep. Tom DeLay’s former campaign finance lawyer Don McGahn to be appointed to the FEC. McGahn is largely responsibl …"
"… s largely responsible for the commission’s refusal to enforce even those campaign finance laws on the books.Further, McConnell’s opposition to disclosure is a som …"
"… First came the U.S. Supreme Court’s January ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which opened the doors for corporations and unions to spend unlimited amo …"
"… , and efficient.” And, now, he assured, was the time to enact it.Veteran campaign finance reform activist Fred Wertheimer, currently president of Democracy 21, said …"
"… the financial challenges faced by black candidates point out the need for campaign finance reforms. But the challenges facing minority politicians have been largely …"
"… er growing public pressure, the nation’s political leaders have embraced campaign finance reforms, ranging from strict limits on contributions to raising the limits …"
"… arch on contributions from minoritiesTo begin to understand the effects of campaign finance reforms on black voters and candidates, one must understand the place of p …"
"… group to influence elections without having to report its existence to the Federal Election Commission or the Internal Revenue Service.The organization, Shape the Debate, is one …"
"… sclosure Act of 2000 …"
"… he November election.Senator McCain, R-Ariz., has long been a supporter of campaign finance reform.During the Republican presidential primary campaign, he was targete …"
"… he bill in the Senate, where it passed 92-6 on June 29, becoming the first campaign finance reform legislation enacted into law in 21 years.The IRS amendment will not …"
"… tion information could be available on the IRS website by mid-July.Further campaign finance reformHouse and Senate members recognize that shutting the Section 527 loo …"
"… e that shutting the Section 527 loophole will not stop all the gaps in the campaign finance law. Representative Amo Houghton, R-N.Y., author of the 527 legislation, s …"
"… n donors, or coercing contributions, is not. This is just one more way our campaign finance system continues to be abused by those trying to gain political influence …"
"… l bundlers are and what interests they represent. Of course, the current campaign finance system is broken in other ways, as well. Once again, new spending records …"