"Our legislation aims to end the current system in which corporate treasury and union dues money drowns out the voice of individual Americans by banning soft money and closing the sham 'issue ad' loophole. By calling sham issue ads what they truly are -- very real campaign ads -- we enforce the 1907 and 1947 laws and prevent corporate treasury and union dues money from funding campaigns." --Christopher Shays

McCain-Feingold/Shays-Meehan Campaign Finance Law Short Summary of the McCain-Feingold/Shays-Meehan Campaign Finance Law Long Summary of the McCain-Feingold/Shays-Meehan Campaign Finance Law Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002: Summary and Comparison with Existing Law (PDF) District Court Decision on Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act Statement by U.S. Senators John McCain and Russ Feingold and Representatives Christopher Shays and Marty Meehan on Today's Court Decision on the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (05/02/03). Analysis of Court Decision on Constitutionality of New Campaign Finance Law Intervenors' Notice of Appeal (PDF) Federal Election Commission Reform Joint Statement by McCain, Feingold, Shays and Meehan on Challenges to FEC Soft Money Regulations (10/08/02) Shays, Meehan Challenge FEC Regulations in Court (10/08/02) FEC Undermines the New Campaign Finance Law in Direct Contravention of the Statute's Language, Purpose and Legislative History (PDF) Shays Statement On Proposed Federal Election Commission (FEC) Regulations (06/13/02) Shays Statement on FEC Reform Federal Election Commission Democracy 21: Project FEC - Establishing a New Enforcement System Press Releases and Statements Shays Statement On Proposed Federal Election Commission (FEC) Regulations (06/13/02) Shays and Partners in Reform Comment on Proposed FEC Regulations (05/29/02) Shays Statement on FEC Reform Shays' Statement on President Bush Signing Campaign Finance Reform Legislation Into Law (03/27/02) Shays' Statement on House Passage of Campaign Finance Reform Legislation (2/14/02) Statement by Reps. Marty Meehan and Christopher Shays on the Upcoming Debate on Campaign Finance Reform (2/5/02) Shays Statement on Blue Dog Discharge Petition (07/19/01) Shays and Meehan Note Election Reform "Only Part of the Solution" (12/01/01) Why We Need Reform The Thompson Committee Report on the Campaign Fund-Raising  Scandals of 1996 - requires Adobe Acrobat. Soft Money Keeps Growing Washington Post Special Report on Campaign Finance Electronic Policy Forum Briefing: Campaign Finance Reform Coalition Partners Congressman Marty Meehan of Massachusetts Senator John McCain of Arizona Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin Americans For Reform League of Women Voters Common Cause Public Citizen Granny D Campaign Finance Resources Federal Election Commission Public Disclosure, Inc. The Center for Responsive Politics Campaign Finance Information Center Brennan Center Campaign for America The Brookings Institution Campaign Finance Reform Site Make a Difference Write Your Representative Write Your Senator

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