Sen. Claire McCaskill spent the past few months moving from Senate office to Senate office seeking supporters of her provision... View Article
Continue readingConference committee members seek loopholes, receive high percentage of finance contributions
Four key lawmakers on the financial reform conference committee are seeking to create loopholes in the so-called Volcker Rule and... View Article
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1) The NRA will be able to raise up to $87 million in corporate contributions with no disclosure requirement under... View Article
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1) The Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) opened a preliminary probe into the fundraising activities of eight lawmakers, according to... View Article
Continue reading“Breakthrough” on DISCLOSE Act
Politico reports that there has been a breakthrough in the deadlock in the House over the DISCLOSE Act, the legislative... View Article
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1) The Washington Post has a series of stories and an infographic on the financial disclosures recently filed by lawmakers... View Article
Continue readingCongressmen Appointed to Conference Committee Receive Contributions From Financial Industry
Over their careers, the thirty-one congressmen appointed to the conference committee to hash out differences between the House and Senate... View Article
Continue readingOil & Gas Contributions to Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee
The Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources is currently holding a hearing into responses to the Gulf oil spill... View Article
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