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Peter Kasperowicz The Hill 7/11/2012 Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and eight other Senate Democrats proposed new legislation on Tuesday that seeks to counteract the 2010 Citizens United case in which the Supreme Court ruled that the government cannot limit political spending by corporations, unions or other groups. Democrats reacted to that ruling two years ago […] July 15th, 2012 | Tags: "The Obama Effect", campaign contributions, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, cloture, Disclose Act, Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, H.R. 5175, S. 3369, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, SuperPac | Category: 1st Amendment, Barack Obama, Congress, legislation, Politics, Progressives, SCOTUS, Unions | Comments are closed
Eric Zimmermann The Hill 7/26/2010 President Obama called out Senate Republicans on Monday for holding up a vote on a contentious piece of campaign finance legislation. Senate Democrats plan to vote on cloture for the Disclose Act on Tuesday, though it remains unclear whether they have the 60 votes necessary to end debate. Democrats need […] July 26th, 2010 | Tags: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Disclose Act, H.R. 5175 | Category: 1st Amendment, Barack Obama, Elections, legislation, Progressives, SCOTUS | Comments are closed
Congress wants to make you shut up. Will you let them? by Tony Perkins posted by Georgia Read My Lipstick Network 6/21/2010 Fearful of what Election Day in November will bring them, liberals in Congress are pushing H.R. 5175, the “DISCLOSE Act,” a bill disguised as campaign finance reform, but which is really designed to […] June 22nd, 2010 | Tags: Disclose Act, H.R. 5175 | Category: 1st Amendment, Censorship, Elections, TAKE ACTION!, Unions | Comments are closed
This Week in Washington 6/21/2010 Brian Darling RedState.com President Obama is losing political influence on Capitol Hill, because poll numbers indicate that the President is unpopular with the American voters. Gallup reports today that “U.S. registered voters remain split on whether President Obama deserves to be re-elected in 2012, with 46% saying he does and […] June 21st, 2010 | Tags: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Disclose Act, H.R. 5175, Nancy Pelosi | Category: 1st Amendment, Congress, NRA, SCOTUS, Unions | Comments are closed
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