Press — President Barack Obama

Why Hasn’t White House Responded to CREW Petition Requesting New Appointments to FEC?

CREW and 11 other good government groups today reiterated their call on President Obama to fix the Federal Election Commission by appointing new commissioners Read More ›

April 11, 2012 | Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Letters, Press Releases, President Barack Obama

CREW Lukewarm on STOCK Act

CREW Executive Director Melanie Sloan issued a statement in response to President Obama signing the STOCK Act. Read More ›

April 4, 2012 | Governance & Legislation, STOCK Act, Press Releases, President Barack Obama

Despite chronic inaction by lawmakers, CREW and our allies have moved ahead with a number of key pieces of reform legislation, working to change the “business as usual” attitude of Washington. Read More ›

March 6, 2012 | Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Governance & Legislation, Citizens United DISCLOSE Act, STOCK Act, Super PACs, House Members, Eric Cantor, Nancy Pelosi, President Barack Obama, Senate Members, Harry Reid

Glad You Mentioned the Problem of Money in Politics, Mr. President, But What About the FEC?

Americans are repulsed by all the money flowing into our electoral system and want to see our political leaders take action. Read More ›

January 25, 2012 | Campaign Finance Reform, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), The White House, President Barack Obama

CREW Leads Petition Drive to Push President Obama to Fix the Federal Election Commission

The presidential primary season is in full swing, with millions of dollars pouring in to fund deceptive ads designed to mislead voters. Nevertheless, the agency charged with regulating campaign spending – the Federal Election Commission (FEC) – is a dysfunctional mess. Today, a broad coalition of civic organizations led by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) launched a petition drive through the White House’s “We the People” website to force President Obama to get off the sidelines and fix the FEC. The administration has promised an official response to any petition that receives 25,000 signatures within 30 days. Read More ›

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

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