Today, House Democrats, led by Rep. Chris Van Hollen, filed a discharge petition—that has already received over 140 signatures—to bring the DISCLOSE Act back to the floor for a vote. While the Republican leadership paid lip service to transparency in … Continue reading
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Unlimited, secret special interest money has been influencing campaigns around the country following the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, and the top three Members of the House Republican leadership are on record supporting transparency: Speaker John Boehner: I think what … Continue reading
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Two years ago, the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. FEC overturned a century of common-sense campaign finance laws and allowed unlimited corporate and special interest donations into our political campaigns. Leader Pelosi on the anniversary which falls tomorrow, … Continue reading
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“Legislation will be more focused, properly scrutinized, and constitutionally sound.” – Speaker John Boehner’s speech on opening day of the 112th Congress How quickly the GOP forgets… Today, House Republicans announced a new “Dream and Pass” principle. On Friday they … Continue reading
Democrats are committed to fiscal responsibility and to ensuring that government lives within its means. With Big Oil raking in record profits, House Democrats offered a Motion to Recommit to the House Republican short-term spending bill this afternoon making a … Continue reading
Democrats are committed to living within our means while investing in the future, cutting the deficit, and continuing to aggressively attack waste, fraud and abuse. The GOP “So Be It” spending bill (H.R. 1) that passed on February 19th fails … Continue reading
A new report highlights the secret money from multinational oil corporations and shadowy front groups that is being used to influence American voters, in an effort to protect their profits: …big polluters and their special interest allies have spent an … Continue reading
Yesterday, former President Bush validated what Democrats have been warning against for months: Congressional Republicans want to return to the “exact same agenda” to privatize Social Security and hand it over to Wall Street. The Republican agenda is being promoted … Continue reading
According to a new NBC/WSJ poll released this week: By a 46-point margin, Americans say they are concerned about outside groups that are running ads funded by secret donors (72% to 26%). Nearly seven in 10 Americans – 68% to … Continue reading
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Congressional Republicans are trying to distance themselves from the plan by Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) to privatize Medicare and turn it over to insurance companies, but they can’t hide from their voting record—here are the facts: Last year, nearly 80% … Continue reading