Voter Blog
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Feb21
Oil Lobbyist Confident Friendly Senate Will Block Climate Legislation
Despite an increased focus on climate change from President Obama, public pressure such as the largest climate rally in U.S. history last weekend, and a new piece of legislation to regulate carbon emissions introduced by Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), American Petroleum Institute CEO Jack Gerard is confident that the bill will never even reach the floor of the Senate.
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Feb20
Clips Round-up for 2/20/13
The Supreme Court agreed yesterday to hear a challenge to aggregate contribution limits.
Feb19Clips Round-up for 2/19/13
“We need a system that’s one person, one vote, not one dollar, one vote," Dan Cantor told Bill Moyers in the latest episode of Moyers & Company on money in politics and the campaign to pass Fair Elections in New York. Check it out.
Feb15Mitch McConnell Blocks Wall St. Watchdog After Taking Millions in Industry Cash
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama officially sent Richard Cordray’s nomination to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to the Senate, about a week after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and his colleagues pledged to block his appointment.
Feb15Clips Round-up for 2/15/13
Check your local listings for the latest episode of Moyers & Company, which features Friends of Democracy's Jonathan Soros and Working Families Party's Dan Cantor. Here's the preview for the episode, "The Fight to Keep Democracy Alive."
Feb14Clips Round-up for 2/14/13
Happy Valentine's Day. Here's a highly sophisticated artistic rendering of Jim Inhofe's "Valentine Lunch" fundraiser today.
Feb13Clips Round-up for 2/13/13
President Obama called for a new bipartisan presidential voting commission in last night's State of the Union, led by Obama campaign lawyer Bob Bauer and Romney campaign lawyer Ben Ginsberg.
Feb12Clips Round-up for 2/12/13
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Moyers: Empowering America through the ballot box
The Brennan Center's suggestion on what the President should say about voting rights in tonight's State of the Union.Feb11Who Else Got Money From Donor Behind Menendez Controversy?
Questions about the cozy relationship between Senator Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Florida investor and ophthalmologist Dr. Salomon Melgen continue to grow, with the New York Times editorial board on Friday calling for Menendez to step down as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at least until the accusations are resolved.
Feb11Heather McGhee: Economic inequality is tied to political inequality
Demos Vice President and Public Campaign board member Heather McGhee appeared on Up With Chris Hayes this weekend, tying the debates around our budget and economic inequality to our broken campaign finance system.