FEC: PACs Without a Union or Business Sponsor On the Rise
Even as consumers try to save their cash, more fundraising committees have popped up across the country to collect money for political activities. According to a report from the Federal Election Commission this week, the number of federally registered political action committees has increased 9 percent since the start of last year (from 4,234 to [...]
Millions of Dollars Later, Congress Introduces Unionization Bill
For months business groups and labor unions have been campaigning for or against the Employee Free Choice Act, a bill that was introduced in Congress just today and that has spurred what will be one of the fiercest–and most expensive–debates Capitol Hill has seen in years. At the core of the debate is the question [...]
Power Players: Appropriations Chair and Organized Labor Have Strong Union
Name: Rep. David Obey (D-Wis.)
Position: Being the leader of one of the most powerful congressional committees is not a new task for Obey, who first served as chair of the House Appropriations Committee in 1994. The Democrat was first assigned to the committee in 1969, when he was just 30 years old. He’ll continue to [...]