TPMMuckraker Carolyn Maloney
Republican National Committee
RNC On 'Census' Mailers: It's Dems' Fault For Writing An 'Unclear' Bill
Zachary Roth | April 27, 2010, 5:46PM
RNC Chair Michael Steele
Now this is some chutzpah...
The RNC is taking all kinds of heat for sending out a misleading fundraising mailer marked "Census," even after the recent passage of a law aimed at banning such mailers. And now it's blaming Democrats for writing what it calls unclear legislation.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS (18) | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (3)Topics: Carolyn Maloney, Census, Darrell Issa, Fundraising, Michael Steele, Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
On RNC Census Mailer, Dem Rep. Slams 'Party Of Loopholes'
Zachary Roth | April 27, 2010, 4:40PM
RNC Chairman Michael Steele
The RNC hasn't elaborated -- despite several requests -- on its view that its misleading "Census" fundraising mailer is legal, despite a recently passed law that aimed to ban such missives.
But it may hang on the fact that the law, which passed last month, only forbids mailers with the word "census" on the outside of the envelope -- while in the RNC's mailer, "Census" is visible through the envelope's window.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS (3) | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (0)Topics: Carolyn Maloney, Census, Darrell Issa, Fundraising, Michael Steele, Republican National Committee, U.S. Postal Service
Republican National Committee
Congressional Dems Call For Probe Of RNC 'Census' Mailers
Zachary Roth | April 27, 2010, 9:20AM
RNC Chairman Michael Steele
In the wake of TPMmuckraker's report yesterday on the RNC's deceptive fundraising mailers, Congressional Democrats are calling for an investigation. The mailers, marked "Census Document," were sent just weeks after Congress passed a law aimed at banning such misleading missives.
Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) and William Clay (D-MO), both senior members of the House Oversight committee, yesterday evening sent a letter to the Postmaster General, urging him to "act swiftly" to put a stop to the mailers. You can read the letter here.
Topics: Carolyn Maloney, Census, Michael Steele, Republican National Committee, William Lacy Clay
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