Reform Groups Call on Congress to Close Gaping Disclosure Loopholes and Maintain Existing Contribution Limits
In a letter sent today, reform groups urged Senators and Representatives “to pass campaign finance disclosure legislation this year to close the gaping disclosure loopholes in the campaign finance laws. These loopholes resulted in more than $300 million in secret contributions being spent by outside groups to influence the 2012 presidential and congressional elections.” The …
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Reform Groups Urge Office of Congressional Ethics to Steer Clear of Procedural Minefield
Washington, D.C.– Reform groups sent a letter today to the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) urging the agency to avoid the procedural minefield of rules changes proposed recently by several private attorneys. The reform groups include the Campaign Legal Center, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), Common Cause, Democracy 21, League of Women …
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Reform Groups Urge Senators to Oppose Efforts to Restore Party Soft Money or Increase Party Contribution Limits
The enclosed letter was sent today to Senators and Representatives urging them to oppose efforts to restore the party soft money system or increase party contribution limits. The reform groups include Americans for Campaign Reform, Brennan Center for Justice, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, Common Cause, Democracy 21, Demos, League of Women Voters, …
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Reform Groups Urge Senators to Vote for Cloture on DISCLOSE Act
VOTE AGAINST SECRET MONEY VOTE FOR CLOTURE ON S.3369, THE DISCLOSE ACT July 16, 2012 Dear Senator, Our organizations strongly urge you to vote for cloture on S.3369, the DISCLOSE Act of 2012. The DISCLOSE Act is constitutional, fair and evenhanded. The Supreme Court by an overwhelming 8 to 1 vote in the …
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June 12, 2012 Democracy 21 Refutes Attacks by Chamber of Commerce and NRA and Urge Senators to Vote for Cloture on DISCLOSE Act
Senate letter on DISCLOSE 2012 Act June 2012 (PDF)
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Reform Groups Urge Senators to Vote for S.219, the “Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act”
In a letter sent today, reform groups urged Senators to promptly pass S.219, the “Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act.” The bipartisan legislation was introduced by Senator Jon Tester and has been cosponsored by 22 Senators. The groups included Brennan Center for Justice, Campaign Finance Institute, Campaign Legal Center, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, …
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Reform Groups Urge House Members to Support and Co-Sponsor DISCLOSE 2012 Act, H.R. 4010
Enclosed for your information is a letter sent by reform groups today to all House members, urging Representatives to support and co-sponsor the DISCLOSE 2012 Act, H.R. 4010. The reform groups include: Americans for Campaign Finance Reform, the Brennan Center for Justice, the Campaign Legal Center, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, Common Cause, …
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Reform Groups Call on House Leaders and Members to Pass STOCK Act to Ban Congressional Insider Trading, Including Provisions to Restore Anti-Corruption Laws
Campaign Legal Center – Common Cause – CREW Democracy 21 – League of Women Voters – OMB Watch – Public Citizen Project on Government Oversight – Sunlight Foundation – U.S. PIRG Below are two letters sent today to all House members from reform groups, urging swift passage of the “Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act,” …
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Democracy 21 Urges Senators to Vote for the Leahy-Cornyn Anti-Corruption Amendment to the STOCK Act
Below is letter sent today by Democracy 21 to the Senate, urging Senators to vote for the Leahy-Cornyn “Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act” amendment to be offered to the “Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act” or STOCK Act. Reform groups have sent several letters to Congress in the past in support of the STOCK Act. Democracy 21 …
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Reform Groups to Senate: Pass the “Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act”
Below is a letter sent by reform groups today to the Senate, urging Senators to vote for passage of the STOCK Act, the “Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act,” scheduled to be taken up in the Senate next week. The organizations include: the Campaign Legal Center, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, Common Cause, …
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