A Democratic Congress Spells Change on K Street
Corporate and trade associations, which in the previous cycle directed 65 percent of their political action committee money to the GOP, rapidly shifted course.
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Corporate and trade associations, which in the previous cycle directed 65 percent of their political action committee money to the GOP, rapidly shifted course.
Although ranking committee members may propose several options, the motions brought to the floor are ultimately selected by GOP leaders.
Stefan Passantino, head of the political law practice at McKenna Long & Aldrich, said the focus on Republicans represents the legal system catching up to the alleged ethical misdeeds of a longtime Congressional
Oxman said the National Republican Congressional Committee likely will have to put up a “sacrificial lamb” against his client.
$250,000 anti-Wynn television ad buy by the political arm of the national Service Employees International Union and $17,000 for media consulting and pro-Edwards robocalls by the Sierra Club’s political committee
Either way, some have questioned whether the internal watchdogs have enough autonomy and Congressional protection to effectively criticize and investigate their own agencies.
The Congressional Management Foundation officially releases its “Gold Mouse Report” today, recognizing Member, committee and leadership offices that best use their Web sites as constituent communication
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee continued to outpace its GOP counterpart in money raised and cash on hand during the month of November, soon-to-be-filed fundraising reports will show.
The Craig scandal offered plenty of HOH fodder, from reports of a piece of toilet paper from the bathroom where the Senator was caught being auctioned on eBay, to plenty of Craig-inspired Halloween
Martin Frost, a fellow Texan and then-chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, urged him to reconsider.
There were reports soon after his announcement that Republican leaders had leaned on him to reconsider.
More importantly, both the 9/11 commission (acting under Congressional authority) and federal courts had demanded interrogation tapes but were told that they did not exist.
[IMGCAP(1)]Congressional Democrats rolled out their first minibus last month when they included the military construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations bill as part of the conference report
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee started the fight by putting $150,000 behind TV spots in the district.
The answer is that without subpoena power, or at least access to it, the proposed new Office of Congressional Ethics becomes little more than a ministerial office to filter media reports.
In the previous cycle, the USSAC donated $14,100, according to Federal Election Committee reports.
It has reasonable standards and thresholds for the group to consider potential ethical violations, with reports sent to the ethics committee laying out the facts of the group’s investigation alongside
Congressional Campaign Committee to do the same in their backyard.
Upper Darby Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood (R) announced at the end of November that he was no longer interested in running for the 7th district seat, according to local news reports.
Graves has never reported on House financial disclosure reports that he has been using the firm’s airplane, and in news accounts of his travels, the airplane — which is decorated with a sticker reading