Legislation & Testimony
Other Reforms
Comment to FEC on American Crossroads Petition
The Brennan Center for Justice submitted a comment to the Federal Election Commission urging it to deny American Crossroads' request to allow federal candidates to appear in Super PAC advertisements.
Authored by: Adam Skaggs and David Earley
– 11/14/11
Letter to Super Committee Urging Transparency
The Brennan Center for Justice sent letters to the 12 members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction urging members to follow basic principles to ensure transparency and public confidence in the Committee's work.
– 08/17/11
Letter to Federal Election Commission on Super PAC Fundraising
The Brennan Center for Justice wrote to the Federal Election Commission explaining how any plan for federal candidates or officeholders to raise unlimited funds for a Super PAC is a blatant violation of federal law and Supreme Court precedent.
– 06/03/11
Letter to Speaker Pelosi from Michael Waldman
Michael Waldman, the Executive Director of the Brennan Center, addressed a letter to Speaker Pelosi on the need for the Shareholder Protection Act (H.R. 4790).
Authored by: Michael Waldman
– 09/14/10
Testimony for the New York Senate Elections Committee
On April 23, 2010, Ciara Torres-Spelliscy provided testimony for the New York Senate Elections Committee on the impact Citizens United may have on New York’s elections. The testimony states that Citizens United is an invitation to make New York’s already bad campaign finance system even worse, but that there are fixes that the State can adopt to blunt the impact of Citizens United as well as fixing long standing problems with the ways that campaigns are funded in New York.
Authored by: Ciara Torres-Spelliscy
– 04/30/10
Letter from Warren Langley to Speaker Pelosi
Warren Langley, President (ret) of the Pacific Stock Exchange addressed a letter to Speaker Pelosi on the need for the Shareholder Protection Act (H.R. 4790).
– 04/19/10
Testimony for the House Subcommittee on Corporate Governance after Citizens United
Testimony submitted on 3/11/10 to the Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
Authored by: Ciara Torres-Spelliscy
– 03/11/10
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy’s Testimony for the Committee on House Administration Hearing
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy presented this testimony at the hearing titled “Defining the Future of Campaign Finance in an Age of Supreme Court Activism”.
Authored by: Ciara Torres-Spelliscy
– 02/02/10
Monica Youn’s testimony for the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Monica Youn presented this testimony at the hearing titled “The First Amendment and Campaign Finance Reform after Citizens United”.
Authored by: Monica Youn
– 02/02/10
Letter to Senator Charles Schumer: 4-point plan to respond to Citizens United
The Brennan Center lays out a four-point plan response to the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC, including actions: public campaign funding plans, voter registration modernization, better accountability, and taking a voter-centric view of the First Amendment.
Authored by: Michael Waldman and Susan Liss
– 02/02/10