Hosted by Commissioner Ellen L. Weintraub
Federal Election Commission, 999 E St. NW, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20463
June 23, 2016 | 10 a.m. | http://www.fec.gov/forum
When Citizens United opened the door in 2010 to unlimited corporate political spending, it failed to address how to keep foreign funds from flowing through corporations into our elections.
The American people deserve assurances that corporations, whether large or small, are not using foreigners’ money to influence our elections. And the law demands it. But how big is the problem? And what’s the best way to solve it?
Join Commissioner Ellen L. Weintraub of the Federal Election Commission as she brings together some of the nation’s top scholars, public-interest professionals, and attorneys to discuss the issues surrounding corporate political spending and foreign influence.
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Introductory remarks, Commissioner Ellen L. Weintraub |
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| Sheila Krumholz, Center for Responsive Politics | |
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| Norman J. Ornstein, American Enterprise Institute | |
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| John Pudner, Take Back Our Republic | |
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| Melissa Yeager, Sunlight Foundation | |
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John Coates, Harvard Law School | |
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| Robert Jackson, Columbia Law School | |
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| Mace Rosenstein, Covington & Burling | |
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| Donald Tobin, University of Maryland School of Law | |
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Richard Briffault, Columbia Law School | |
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| Jared DeMarinis, Director, Candidacy and Campaign Finance Division, Maryland State Board of Elections | |
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| Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, Stetson University College of Law | |
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AgendaMeet and Greet | 9:30 am - 10 amWelcoming Remarks by Commissioner Weintraub | 10 am - 10:15 amPanel 1 | 10:15 am - 11:15 amHow do we define 'foreign money'? How much money is being raised and spent overall and by corporations this election cycle, and where is it coming from? What don't we know and why don't we know it?
Break | 11:15 am - 11:30 amPanel 2 | 11:30 am - 1 pmWhen assessing the role of foreign nationals and corporations in campaign finance, what is the state of the law? How can other legal disciplines inform election law? Panelists:
Lunch | 1 pm - 2 pmPanel 3 | 2 pm - 3:30 pmWhat's the impact of corporate money and foreign influence on the ground? What can the FEC do about it? How can the FEC build the best record that would allow the Commission and/or Congress to respond to corporate and foreign money? Panelists:
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