Though several investment scandals have rocked the US Capitol, few lawmakers aggressively seek to ward off any specter of insider trading by handing their finances over to impartial money managers.
Only 10 sitting members of Congress — nine Democrats and one Republican — have reported using what's known as a qualified blind trust, a formal arrangement, requiring congressional… Read more »
A bipartisan group of House members is pushing legislation to stop foreign nationals from financing ballot initiatives after federal regulators recently concluded that the federal ban on foreign campaign money only applies to candidate elections.
The move on Capitol Hill comes after the Federal Election Commission, by a 4-2 vote, dismissed a complaint against the Canadian… Read more »
Lawmakers from both parties are working to stop foreign nationals from contributing to ballot initiative campaigns in the United States after a recent Federal Election Commission ruling exposed a major loophole in a decades-old ban.
While the FEC decision specifically involved a case regarding money from Canada and Australia, members of Congress are worried about a… Read more »
Lawmakers from both parties are working to stop foreign nationals from contributing to ballot initiative campaigns in the United States after a recent Federal Election Commission ruling exposed a major loophole in a decades-old ban.
While the FEC decision specifically involved a case regarding money from Canada and Australia, members of Congress are worried… Read more »
Today, Reps. Dean Phillips (D-MN), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Stephanie Murphy (D-FL), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Jared Golden (D-ME) and Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) introduced bipartisan legislation to prohibit foreign contributions in elections. Specifically, the Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act to ban contributions and… Read more »
Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) issued the following statement today after Senate Republicans filibustered legislation to protect our democracy, the Freedom to Vote Act:
“When our nation’s Founders drafted the Constitution they endeavored to create a government of, by and for the people, but 234 years later, cowardice reigns in the United States Senate.
Across our country,… Read more »
Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN), along with Sens. Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Angus King (I-ME), reintroduced the Voter Choice Act to boost adoption of a ranked choice voting (RCV) model for elections, also known as an “instant runoff.” The Voter Choice Act provides $40 million in federal grants to cover up to 50 percent of the cost for local and state governments that choose to adopt… Read more »
Congressman Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) is no stranger to the St. Regis Deer Valley resort, making regular visits to the five-star property in Park City, Utah, according to his campaign finance disclosures. Those trips — at least five of them since 2018 — were funded by corporate contributions through his political action committee, Keep America Rolling.
Although election law… Read more »
Today, Reps. Dean Phillips (D, MN) and Dusty Johnson (R, SD) introduced the Get It Done Act, a bipartisan bill to implement sequestration to avoid a government shutdown should Congress fail to pass a complete appropriations bill.
“When political leaders can’t reach an agreement, we need a system that holds them accountable rather than punishing millions of everyday… Read more »
Rep. Dean Phillips (MN-03) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans voted to prevent debate on S.1, the For the People Act:
“Today the Senate blocked the For the People Act, and despite repeated good-faith attempts to forge a bipartisan voting rights package, refused to even consider Senator Manchin’s compromise proposal. Our founding fathers never envisioned a… Read more »
