[EL] Op-ed on FEC

[Craig Holman]

Colleagues:


Melanie Sloan of CREW and I published an op-ed in today's Politico regarding the congressional hearing on the performance of the Federal Election Commission.


The op-ed reads in part:



"The Federal Election Commission is broken. The agency charged with implementing and enforcing federal campaign finance law often does neither.


"But you are unlikely to hear much about this when the House Administration Committee holds a hearing Thursday on the agency’s performance. Only FEC commissioners are testifying — no public interest groups or academics invited.
				


"The terms of five of the six FEC commissioners have expired — yet they continue to sit. Decisive action by President Barack Obama is needed to replace these panel members with new people who will approach their charge responsibly and fairly."

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1111/67505.html


 

Craig Holman, Ph.D.
Government Affairs Lobbyist
Public Citizen
215 Pennsylvania Avenue NE
Washington, D.C. 20003
TEL: (202) 454-5182
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FAX: (202) 547-7392
Holman at aol.com
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