Campaign finance showdown in works - TheHill.com http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/118535-campaign-finance-showdown-in-works
..."With a Republican takeover of Congress a distinct possibility come November advocates for greater limits on campaign spending believe they are facing a now-or possibly-never scenario for the legislation.With time running out, they are pinning their hopes on Maine GOP Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, two longtime champions of campaign finance reform"... ..."Under the bare-bones strategy, other provisions in the act, such as prohibitions on political spending by U.S. companies with 20 percent or more foreign ownership and some government contractors, would be left on the cutting-room floor. The vote would occur before senators leave Washington in October to campaign and could come as early as next week"...
..."Government watchdog groups had hoped the new stripped-down strategy would convince Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) to jump on board. But Brown shot down any chance of supporting the legislation Monday, even as Collins and Snowe kept their opinions close to the vest"...
..."With a Republican takeover of Congress a distinct possibility come November advocates for greater limits on campaign spending believe they are facing a now-or possibly-never scenario for the legislation.With time running out, they are pinning their hopes on Maine GOP Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, two longtime champions of campaign finance reform"... ..."Under the bare-bones strategy, other provisions in the act, such as prohibitions on political spending by U.S. companies with 20 percent or more foreign ownership and some government contractors, would be left on the cutting-room floor. The vote would occur before senators leave Washington in October to campaign and could come as early as next week"...
..."Government watchdog groups had hoped the new stripped-down strategy would convince Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) to jump on board. But Brown shot down any chance of supporting the legislation Monday, even as Collins and Snowe kept their opinions close to the vest"...
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