David Keating on House Democrats' Bill to Reform Campaign Finance Laws
The Institute for Free Speech’s David Keating talked about legislation proposed by House Democrats' to reform campaign finance laws.
413 viewsThe Institute for Free Speech’s David Keating talked about legislation proposed by House Democrats' to reform campaign finance laws.
413 viewsExperts debated whether a third party can succeed in a two-party system. “The Role of Parties (and Third Parties)” was the first panel of the day-long inaugural Sidley Austin Forum on “A …
778 viewsPanelists talked about how the Supreme Court’s decision in Buckley v. Valeo affected campaigning and politics. In the case the court struck down spending limits for political campaigns but u…
248 viewsPanelists talked about the continuing resilience of the Supreme Court decision in Buckley v. Valeo. In the case the court struck down spending limits for political campaigns but upheld limit…
238 viewsFollowing oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of McCutcheon v. FEC, lawyers for the petitioners spoke to reporters and answered questions on the steps of the Court.
382 viewsWitnesses testified about proposed legislation that would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizati…
253 viewsDavid Keating talked about Republican efforts to include additional spending cuts in any agreement reached to raise the debt ceiling, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic commu…
465 viewsDavid Keating talked about Club for Growth’s efforts to elect conservatives to House and Senate seats on November 2, 2010. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.…
82 viewsThree supporters and three opponents of political term limits examined whether term limits would address such problems as special interest influence and the power of incumbents. The event w…
237 viewsThe guest talked about the 2006 midterm elections and described the Club for Growth’s role in major House and Senate campaigns this cycle, as well as the role of “527” groups. He said the Cl…
77 viewsConservative organizations held a press conference at the Capitol to call on Congress to remove “pork” and excess spending form the supplemental appropriations. One of the projects that they…
52 viewsDavid Keating talked about 527 political groups. The House is scheduled to debate a bill (HR 513) later in the day that would place new restrictions on 527 political groups. He responded to …
110 viewsMr. Gold and Mr. Keating talked about “527” groups. Generally referred to by the section of the tax code that governs their operations, these tax-exempt organizations engage in political act…
72 viewsOfficials of The Club for Growth unveiled new television advertising asking Senate Republicans to support President Bush’s pro-economic growth tax cut. Mr. Moore explained the rationale for …
46 viewsRobert Greenstein and Mr. Keating talked about the tax policies of the Bush Administration and Congress. The House was scheduled to debate a bill that week to make last year’s tax cuts perma…
51 viewsMembers of Congress and leaders of interest groups spoke to reporters about changing tax policy to make it more streamlined and less burdensome to the American people.
144 viewsWitnesses testified about restructuring efforts at the Internal Revenue Service. Among the issues they addressed were electronic filing, employee morale at field offices, methods to ensure v…
85 viewsThe House Ways & Means Subcommittee members met for the first in a series of hearings to hear testimony on the bipartisan, bicameral National Commission on Restructuring the IRS report. Memb…
156 viewsThe National Taxpayers Union released a report summarizing the testimony before congressional committees asking for larger, the same, or smaller levels of spending during the 1996 budget cyc…
28 viewsMembers of the House Representatives and representatives of various groups belonging to the Stop Corporate Welfare Coalition, who were wearing stop signs with “Stop Corporate Welfare” on the…
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