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Six numbers that demonstrate how the FEC is MIA
Today marks the start of the seventh month since the Federal Election Commission (FEC) lost its ability to do its job due to the resignation of one commissioner in August.…
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You probably remember that the Monday before the 115th Congress was sworn in, in the dead of the night on a holiday, House Republicans tried (and failed) to pass rules to weaken the independent ethics office meant to police members of Congress.
Last month, however, Meredith McGehee, Issue One’s Chief of Policy, Programs and Strategy, highlighted one little-noticed rule that did get passed by House Republicans that could damage bipartisan ethics oversight. And, just last week, the story was featured by the Washington Post.
As McGehee pointed out in January, these under-the-radar, partisan maneuvers to undermine bipartisan ethics cooperation are not going to go away. Here are three other ways that the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) could be weakened that we must watch out for:
Issue One will continue to closely monitor these and other potential maneuvers to weaken this important office, as well as any other conflicts of interest, ethics issues and government reform issues as they appear on Capitol Hill, in the courts and at the White House.
Issue: Congressional Ethics
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Today marks the start of the seventh month since the Federal Election Commission (FEC) lost its ability to do its job due to the resignation of one commissioner in August.…
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Media reports draw attention to coordination issues with super PACs, outside groups in 2020 races...
Outside groups, like super PACs and dark money organizations, frequently skirt anti-coordination rules designed to prevent wealthy donors and special interests from garnering undue influence in our elections. Issue One…
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Even as the loss of a quorum prevents the Federal Election Commission (FEC) from performing most of its duties, the agency continues to make the campaign finance reports filed by…