| Subject: Re: [EL] U.S. Chamber and foreign influence questions |
| From: Trevor Potter |
| Date: 10/5/2010, 1:09 PM |
| To: Jeff Patch <jpatch@campaignfreedom.org>, Election Law <election-law@mailman.lls.edu> |
Listers,
The
Center for American Progress Action Fund’s blog, ThinkProgress, created quite a
stir by reporting
that the U.S. Chamber’s political ad campaign has been funded by foreign
interests.
The
Chamber responds by noting
that they have internal controls on such spending to ensure that “[n]o foreign
money is used to fund political activities.”
If
there are any political attorneys for labor unions on the list, we’re interested
in how this issue would apply to labor unions. If national unions such as the
AFL-CIO and the SEIU, which have international affiliate groups, have any sort
of financial relationship with their affiliates, wouldn’t this also apply to
them? Can anyone state definitively that this wouldn’t apply to labor unions
(with an explanation)?
The
AFL-CIO seems unconcerned, judging by their post
on the matter.
Thanks,
Jeff Patch
Communications
Director
Center for
Competitive Politics
124 S.
West St. | Suite 201
| Alexandria,
VA 22314
p: (703)
894-6824 | c:
(202) 527-2598
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