Darrell Issa

Issa Wouldn't Let Witness Testify In Favor Of Disclosure By Government Contractors

Ryan J. Reilly | May 12, 2011, 10:45AM

House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) refused a request Thursday from the ranking Democratic member, Elijah Cummings (D-MD), to allow the head of a government watchdog to testify in support of an executive order which would require government contractors to disclose more information about their political donations.

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Topics: Citizens United, Contractors, Darrell Issa, Elijah Cummings, Fred Wertheimer

Campaign Finance

Dem Consultants: Citizens United Ruling Not Such a Big Deal

Zachary Roth | January 29, 2010, 9:12AM

Since the Supreme Court struck down limits last week on corporate-funded independent expenditure campaigns, Democrats and good-government advocates have been quick to warn of a flood of new corporate money entering American politics. But with campaigns already awash in corporate cash, some Democratic political pros doubt we'll notice much difference.

In a typical response, Fred Wertheimer, the dean of Washington's campaign-finance reform community, called the ruling "a disaster for the American people and a dark day for the Supreme Court," predicting that the decision will unleash massive new corporate spending into the electoral arena. And even President Obama warned in Wednesday's State of the Union speech that the decision could open the door to foreign corporations influencing our elections -- a concern we've raised ourselves.

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Topics: Barack Obama, Campaign Finance, Fred Wertheimer, Supreme Court