fundraising


The Pressure of Fundraising
Submitted by Monica Rober on Thu, 03/11/2010 - 9:53am.
Politico spoke to a dozen freshman congressmen about the pressures of fundraising and found that nearly all lament the arduous process.
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Big Donors to Speaker Pelosi: Pass Fair Elections
Submitted by Johnny Papagiannis on Wed, 02/17/2010 - 12:17pm.
The New York Times political blog, The Caucus, reports that big donors have wriiten a letter to Speaker Pelosi (D-Calif.) that says enough is enough - it's time to pass Fair Elections style campaign reform.
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Rep. Lungren Puts the "Fun" in Fundraising
Submitted by Johnny Papagiannis on Fri, 11/20/2009 - 12:34pm.
In July of this year, Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Calif.) stated his vehement dislike of fundraising at the House Administration Committee hearing for the Fair Elections Now Act (H.R. 1826). Methinks he doth protest too much.
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GRASSLEY FUNDRAISER HOSTED BY MORTGAGE, INSURANCE LOBBYISTS AND PAC
Submitted by Johnny Papagiannis on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 4:06pm.

The Public Campaign Action Fund issued a press release today on Sen. Chuck Grassley's (R-Iowa) fundraiser hosted by mortgage and insurance industry PAC's and lobbyists. The special interest fundraiser comes after Grassley voted against a bill opposed by the hosts to allow bankruptcy judges to renegotiate mortgages. The Huffington Post posted a story on the release.


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Fishing for Influence
Submitted by Johnny Papagiannis on Fri, 06/19/2009 - 1:09pm.
CQ Politics reports on an upcoming fundraiser with Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), who will break from crafting health care legislation to help rake in campaign cash from lobbyists and political supporters.
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Outrageous - Dialing for Dollars
Submitted by Monica Rober on Mon, 03/09/2009 - 10:25am.

An article in the April issue of Reader's Digest asks "How can your congressman serve you when he's constantly hunting for campaign cash?"


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