Results — Campaign Finance Reform
CREW Calls for Super Committee Members to Abstain from Fundraising
August 17, 2011 | House Ethics, Senate Ethics, Campaign Finance Reform, Congress, Ethics, Congressional Ethics, Letters, Press Releases, House Members, John Boehner, Nancy Pelosi, Senate Members, Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell
CREW’s Lawsuit against FEC Dismissed; FEC Unchecked on Administration of Campaign Finance Laws
August 2, 2011 | FEC Complaints, Campaign Finance Reform, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC)
CREW Files IRS and FEC Complaints Against Commission on Hope, Growth and Opportunity
May 23, 2011 | FEC Complaints, IRS Complaints, Campaign Finance Reform, Federal Agencies, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Organizations, Commission on Hope, Growth and Opportunity (CHGO), Press Releases
CREW Joins Complaint against U.S. Chamber of Commerce for Misusing Funds for Political Activities
October 15, 2010 | IRS Complaints, Campaign Finance Reform, Corporate, Federal Agencies, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Press Releases
CREW Files Complaint Over “Donation” to U.S. Treasury by Sen. Landrieu’s Campaign Committee
November 20, 2009 | FEC Complaints, Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Press Releases, Senate Members, Mary Landrieu
CREW Leads Petition Drive to Push President Obama to Fix the Federal Election Commission
January 12, 2012 | Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), The White House, Press Releases, Don McGahn, President Barack Obama, Reforming the FEC
CREW: Roberts Court Stands Up for Big Money Again
June 27, 2011 | Campaign Finance Reform, States, Arizona, Supreme Court, Press Releases
CREW Finds Payday Lending Industry Still Paying Up
March 15, 2011 | Campaign Finance Reform, Corporate, Ethics, Congressional Ethics, Financial, Lobbying, Pay to Play, Payday Loan Industry, Press Releases
CREW Asks IRS to Investigate the American Action Network
March 8, 2011 | IRS Complaints, Campaign Finance Reform, Congress, Corporate, Corruption, Organizations, American Action Network, Supreme Court, Citizens United decision, Transparency, Press Releases, Political Candidates, Senate Members, Norm Coleman
Crew Asks IRS to Investigate American Future Fund
February 1, 2011 | IRS Complaints, Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Federal Agencies, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Governance & Legislation, Citizens United, Organizations, American Future Fund, Press Releases
Glad You Mentioned the Problem of Money in Politics, Mr. President, But What About the FEC?
January 25, 2012 | Campaign Finance Reform, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), The White House, President Barack Obama
Sadly, Super PACs Are No Joke
January 17, 2012 | Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Super PACs, Supreme Court, Citizens United decision
Agency Nullification at the FEC
November 3, 2011 | Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Melanie Sloan
Super Committee PACs See Big Third Quarter Gains
October 26, 2011 | Campaign Finance Reform, Congress, Corporate, House Members, David Camp, Fred Upton, Henry Waxman, Jeb Hensarling, John Kline , Xavier Becerra, Senate Members, Max Baucus , Pat Toomey , Patty Murray, Rob Portman
Will Outside Groups Crush Dems? Melanie Sloan Responds
October 4, 2011 | Campaign Finance Reform, Corporate, News, Karl Rove, Melanie Sloan, President Barack Obama
The Role of the Federal Election Commission
February 7, 2012 | Campaign Finance Reform, Congress, Elections, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Financial, Disclosure, Governance & Legislation, Citizens United, Citizens United DISCLOSE Act, News, C-SPAN, Don McGahn, Reforming the FEC
What’s Wrong with the Federal Election Commission?
January 23, 2012 | Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Governance & Legislation, Citizens United, Citizens United DISCLOSE Act, Don McGahn, President Barack Obama, Senate Members, John McCain
CREW’s Melanie Sloan discusses Sen. Landrieu’s $2 million earmark
January 28, 2008 | Requests for Investigation, Senate Ethics, Campaign Finance Reform, Corruption, Earmarks, Pork, Ethics, Senate Ethics Committee, News, CBS News, Melanie Sloan, Senate Members, Mary Landrieu
Reforming the FEC: Partisan Appointment Process
January 11, 2011 | Campaign Finance Reform, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Supreme Court, Reforming the FEC
Reforming the FEC: Designed for Partisan Gridlock
January 11, 2011 | Campaign Finance Reform, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Senate Members, John McCain, Russ Feingold, Reforming the FEC
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February 08, 2012
Judges are Getting it Right – We Deserve to Know What DOJ is Up To
Botched prosecutions like that of Senator Stevens undermine confidence in DOJ.
February 08, 2012
Shining a Light on Rep. Cantor and the STOCK Act
CREW points out Rep. Cantor’s strong ties to Wall Street.
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CREW Slams Cantor’s Sham STOCK Act and Calls for Open Conference
February 01, 2012
CREW Strongly Urges Senate to Pass Congressional Integrity & Pension Forfeiture Amend. to STOCK Act
January 30, 2012
CREW Congratulates January’s Scoundrel of the Month: Newt Gingrich
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February 18, 2012 | Yahoo! News
Santorum Targets Himself, Calling Romney Hypocrite on Earmarks
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February 20, 2012 | The Hill
New York Times op-ed calls for investigation into GOP Rep. Grimm
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February 15, 2012 | Associated Press
Gingrich declines to release to watchdog group documents from 1990s ethics investigation
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February 13, 2012 | The Florida Independent
CREW asks Department of Justice, FBI to further investigate Buchanan
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February 9, 2012 | ABC News
Will "political intelligence" stay in the dark?