10Dec/14

Dem backlash throws spending bill in doubt – WXII The Triad


WXII The Triad

Dem backlash throws spending bill in doubt
WXII The Triad
The top concerns from Democrats center on a proposal to ease banking regulations in the Dodd-Frank law and a measure that would allow wealthy donors to give considerably more money to the political parties. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said the
Lawmakers chip away at campaign finance rules in spending bill We have a CNN
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Government shutdown likely averted as Congress reaches spending dealVox
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10Dec/14

Campaign Finance Provisions Causing Cromnibus Heartburn – Roll Call (blog)


Roll Call (blog)

Campaign Finance Provisions Causing Cromnibus Heartburn
Roll Call (blog)
When the GOP takes control of Congress in January, McConnell will continue to “eviscerate” all the legal restraints around party donations, she predicted. Because the provision specifically expands the amount donors can give to party accounts related

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10Dec/14

Americans can give a boatload more cash to politicians if end-of-year budget … – Palm Beach Post (blog)

Americans can give a boatload more cash to politicians if end-of-year budget
Palm Beach Post (blog)
“At a time when most Americans already feel like their voices are not being heard in Washington, this language gives special interests even more say in the democratic process by drastically expanding how much money America’s wealthiest donors can give

10Dec/14

Organ donation forever links families – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle


Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Organ donation forever links families
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
LoMonaco said she’d never thought about organ donation until one day in 2010 when she heard about a man who walked into a hospital and said he wanted to donate a kidney. It made her want to do the same. She researched the process but kept the idea …

10Dec/14

‘The Most Corrupting Campaign-Finance Provisions Ever Enacted’ – The Atlantic


The Atlantic

‘The Most Corrupting Campaign-Finance Provisions Ever Enacted’
The Atlantic
With a last-minute provision tacked onto page 1,599 of the 1,603-page, $1.013 trillion spending bill, Congress is moving to fill the void left by the stripping of public funds for the party conventions by dramatically increasing the amount that

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