Exclusive — Rep. Michael Waltz: H.R. 1 Would Give AOC $600 from Taxpayers for Every $100 Donated by a Leftist
Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL) noted that Democrats’ H.R. 1 would provide a six-to-one taxpayer-funded match for small campaign donations.
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Star Tribune Investigation ‘Could Neither Conclusively Confirm nor Rebut’ Ilhan Omar Married Brother
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Saturday that an extensive investigation into the question of why Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) was married to one man but filed a joint tax return with another could not determine whether she had married her brother.
‘We’re Ready to Fight’: Elizabeth Warren Calls for Campaign Finance Reform
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), a potential candidate for the 2020 presidential election, took on a populist tone in her speech at the Center for American Progress 2017 Ideas Conference on Tuesday as she called for the rooting out of money’s influence in politics and continued her resistance against President Donald Trump.
Fact-Check: No, Hillary Does Not Stand for Campaign Finance Reform
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said at the third presidential debate that she wanted to “stand up against Citizens United.”
Two Months Late: Ted Cruz, Fox News, Catch Up to Breitbart’s Projection for Donald Trump
On March 9, this Breitbart story projected Donald Trump would have 1,309 first ballot delegates to take the nomination. After the Indiana results Tuesday, Fox News belatedly projected that Trump would get 1,285 delegates. Analyst Bill Hemmer added “that might
Conservatives Protested Near-Theft of 2000 Race: Next, We Should Protest ‘Buying’ Elections
The “Democracy Spring” march from Philadelphia to Capitol Hill next week to protest big-money special interests buying our government has much in common with the conservative protest in Miami to stop a private recount of presidential ballots in 2000.
Bernie Sanders Touts ‘Working People’ While Unverified ‘Unemployed’ Fill His Coffers
Sen. Bernie Sanders’ campaign has won $16 million in contributions via unverified credit-contributions from people claiming to be unemployed — and he now needs to put his money where his mouth is on campaign finance reform.
Lawrence Lessig: Democratic Debates Ignore Cronyism
Harvard Law School professor Lawrence Lessig says that the Democratic Party presidential primary is ignoring the issues of crony capitalism and campaign finance reform. “It is really astonishing…that we have not yet had a question that addresses the crony capitalism problem” in the Democratic debates, Lessig said Monday morning.
Concerns Arise Over McConnell Push For Campaign Finance Rider In Omnibus Spending Bill
While it’s unclear at this time what the final product will look like since it’s still being negotiated, some on Capitol Hill are seriously concerned about potential ramifications regarding a campaign finance law rider that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is aggressively fighting for in the forthcoming omnibus spending package.
Larry Lessig to Breitbart: Democrats Changed the Rules to Exclude Me
Harvard Law School professor Larry Lessig told Breitbart News Daily on Thursday morning that Democrats had excluded him from the presidential race to protect the “coronation” of Hillary Clinton.
Johann Hari: To Solve Problems Like Syria, US Needs Campaign Finance Reform So It Can Deal With Global Warming
Author Johann Hari stated that solving problems like Syria requires “getting serious about global warming,” which requires campaign finance reform on Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time.” Hari said, “If you look at why there’s this catastrophe going on in Syria,
