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Speeches/Statements

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Rulemakings

• Statement of Chair Ellen L. Weintraub on the Petition for Rulemaking filed by the Center for Individual Freedom, March 7, 2013 [PDF]
• Statement Regarding the Proposal to Commence a Rulemaking to Address Electioneering Communication Disclosure Rules, October 04, 2012 [PDF]
• Statement Regarding Van Hollen v. FEC, April 27, 2012 [PDF]
• Statement on the Commission's March 7, 2012 Hearing [PDF]
• Statement regarding Notices of Proposed Rulemakings to Address Citizens United, December 16, 2011[PDF]
• Statement on the Citizens United Rulemaking, June 17, 2011 [PDF]
• Statement on the Citizens United Rulemaking, January 20, 2011 [PDF]
• Statement of Commissioner Ellen L. Weintraub on Adoption of Final Rules Affecting Certain Internet Communications, March 27, 2006 [PDF] [WORD]
• FEC Internet Rulemaking—Background and FAQ, March 27, 2006 [PDF] [WORD]
• Opening Statement, Hearing on Proposed Rulemaking on Certain Internet Communications, June 28-29, 2005 [PDF] [WORD]
• Opening Statement, Internet Communications NPRM, March 24, 2005 [PDF] [WORD]
• Opening Statement, Public Hearing on Political Committee Status NPRM, April 14, 2004 [PDF]
• Statement for the Record, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Political Committee Status, March 4, 2004 [PDF]

Enforcement Actions

• MUR 6543, Unknown Respondents, April 1, 2013 [PDF]
• MUR 6421, Benishek for Congress, et al., March 5, 2013 [PDF]
• MUR 6501, John Brunner, et al., March 4, 2013 [PDF]
• MUR 6623, William A. Bennett, February 1, 2013 [PDF]
• MUR 6611, Friends of Laura Ruderman, et al. February 1, 2013 [PDF]
• MUR 6368, Friends of Roy Blunt, et al. January 31, 2013 [PDF]
• MUR 6570, Berman for Congress, et al. January 8, 2013 [PDF]
• MUR 6315, Alvin M. Greene, et al., January 2, 2013 [PDF]
• MUR 6459, Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition, et al., November 1, 2012 [PDF]
• MUR 6441, Unknown Respondents, August 15, 2012 [PDF]
• MUR 6502, Nebraska Democratic Party, et al., August 15, 2012 [PDF]
• MUR 6344, United Public Workers, AFSCME Local 646, AFL-CIO, August 7, 2012 [PDF]
• MUR 6357, American Crossroads, February 27, 2012 [PDF]
• ADR 592, Committee to Re-elect Gary Jensen, February 27, 2012 [PDF]
• MUR 6431, New Hampshire Republican Senate Majority Committee, January 13, 2012 [PDF]
• MUR 6415, Kristi for Congress, December 20, 2011 [PDF]
• MUR 6434, Indiana Democratic Party, November, 21, 2011 [PDF]
• MUR 6137, Informed Catholic Citizens, November 21, 2011 [PDF]
• MUR 6346, Cornerstone Action and Friends of Kelly Ayotte, October 21, 2011 [PDF]
• MUR 6386, Steve Fincher for Congress, July 21, 2011 [PDF]
• MUR 6429, Unknown Respondents, June 27, 2011 [PDF]
• MUR 6399, Yoder for Congress, June 27, 2011 [PDF]
• MUR 6371, Our Country Deserves Better PAC-TeaPartyExpress.org, et al., June 27, 2011 [PDF]
• MUR 6345, Chris Nwasike, March 24, 2011 [PDF]
• MUR 6348, David Schweikert for Congress, March 11, 2011 [PDF]
• MUR 6320, John Gomez, et al., January 21, 2010 [PDF]
• MUR 6200, Senator John Ensign, November 17, 2010 [PDF]
• MUR 6038, Doug Lamborn, et al., September 16, 2010 [PDF]
• MUR 6002, Freedom's Watch, Inc., September 16, 2010 [PDF]
• MUR 6216, Martha Coakley, Coakley for Senate and Nathaniel C. Stinnett, in his official capacity as treasurer; Coakley (State) Committee, September 8, 2010 [PDF]
• MUR 6207, Mark DeSaulnier; Mark DeSaulnier for Senate 2012; DeSaulnier for Congress and Rita Copeland, in her official capacity as treasurer; Shara Perkins, Campaign Manager for DeSaulnier for Congress, September 8, 2010 [PDF]
• MUR 6126, Republican Senate Campaign Committee and J. Matthew Yuskewich, in his official capacity as treasurer, September 8, 2010 [PDF]
• MUR 6101, Heller for Congress and Elisabeth Ballinger in her official capacity as Treasurer, August 30, 2010 [PDF]
• MUR 6124, Service Employees' International Union and Service Employees' International union Committee of Political Education and Anna Burger, in her official capacity as treasurer, August 5, 2010 [PDF]
• MUR 5625, Aristotle International, Inc., May 19, 2010 [PDF]
• MUR 6206, BASF Corporation, January 13, 2010 [PDF]
• MUR 6113, Kirby Hollingsworth, December 18, 2009 [PDF]
• MUR 5903, PBSJ Corporation, December 17, 2009 [PDF]
• MUR 5724, Jim Feldkamp for Congress, December 15, 2009 [PDF]
• Statement regarding failure of Commission to seek rehearing en banc in Emily's List v. FEC, October 22, 2009 [PDF]
• MUR 5957, Committee To Elect Sekhon for Congress, June 2, 2009 [PDF]
• MUR 6056, Protect Colorado Jobs, Inc. [PDF]
• MUR 6047 Vernon Jones for Georgia, May 26, 2009 [PDF]
• MUR 6096, Americans for Limited Government Research Foundation, et al, May 26, 2009 [PDF]
• MUR 5842, Economic Freedom Fund, May 21, 2009 [PDF]
• MUR 5993, Ed Fallon; Ed Fallon for Congress and John Schmacker, in his official capacity as Treasurer; I'm for Iowa, May 14, 2009 [PDF]
• MURs 6051 and 6052, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., May 11, 2009 [PDF]
• MUR 5988, American Future Fund, April 30, 2009 [PDF]
• MURs 5694 and 5910, Americans for Job Security, Inc., April 23, 2009 [PDF]
• MUR 5974, New Summit Republicans, April 14, 2009 [PDF]
• MUR 5598, Utah Republican Party (Federal Account) and Mike McCauley, in his official capacity as treasurer; John Swallow for Congress, Inc. and Stanley R. deWaal, in his official capacity as treasurer, et al., April 9, 2009 [PDF]
• MUR 5931/ADR 480, Sumter Electrical Cooperative, Inc; James P. Ducan, April 7, 2009 [PDF]
• MUR 5964, Schock for Congress, March 17, 2009 [PDF]
• MUR 5945, Kieran Michael Lalor, March 16, 2009 [PDF]
• MUR 5937, Romney for President Inc., March 16, 2009 [PDF]
• MUR 6029, Missouri Republican State Committee, March 10, 2009 [PDF]
• MUR 5934, Friends of Fred Thompson, Inc., March 10, 2009 [PDF]
• MUR 5642, George Soros, March 10, 2009 [PDF]
• MUR 5930, Citizens for Schuring Congressional Exploratory Committee, March 10, 2009 [PDF]
• MUR 5541, The November Fund and Bill Sittman, in his official capacity as treasurer; U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Tom Donohue, December 19, 2008 [PDF]
• MUR 5642 George Soros, January 2, 2008 [PDF]
• MUR 5883 Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, December 31, 2007 [PDF]
• MUR 5824 & 5825, Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee and Ann Bursis, in her official capacity as Treasurer; Lois Murphy for Congress and Katherine A. Rowe, in her official capacity as Treasurer, December 31, 2007 [PDF]
• MUR 5781 Mick Cornett for Congress, December 31, 2007 [PDF]
• MUR 5837, Missouri Democratic State Committee and Rod Anderson, in his official capacity as Treasurer; McCaskill for Missouri and Sandra Querry, in her official capacity as Treasurer, December 19, 2007[PDF]
• MUR 5468R Moretz for Congress, December 7, 2005 [PDF]
• MUR 5843 Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, December 20, 2007 [PDF]
• MUR 5770 Laffey U.S. Senate, September 12, 2007 [PDF]
• MUR 5855 NEA Fund for Children and Public Education, June 19, 2007 [PDF]
• MUR 5733 Save Jobs Party, March 13, 2007 [PDF] and May 31, 2007 [PDF]
• MUR 5808 Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Inc. PAC and Chris Korsmo in her official capacity as Tresurer, et al., March 21, 2007 [PDF]
• MUR 5672 Save American Jobs Assoc., March 13, 2007 [PDF] and May 31, 2007 [PDF]
• MUR 5604 Friends of William D. Mason, March 13, 2007 [PDF]
• MUR 5597 John McConnel Wolfe Jr for Congress, March 13, 2007 [PDF]
• MUR 5638 Bill Abbott for Preserving American Jobs, March 7, 2007 [PDF]
• ADR 289 Melissa Bean for Congress, March 7, 2007 [PDF]
• MUR 5518 Democratic Party of Hawaii, February 23, 2007 [PDF]
• MUR 5743 Betty Sutton for Congress, January 23, 2007 [PDF]
• MUR 5556 Porter for Congress, December 11, 2006 [PDF]
• Mur 5526 Graf for Congress, November 27, 2006 [PDF]
• MUR 5563 Kirk Shelmerdine Racing, LLC, November 20, 2006 [PDF]
• MUR 5651 Joseph Gallagher, September 21, 2006 [PDF]
• MUR 5600 Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, June 30, 2006 [PDF]
• MUR 5721 Lockheed Martin Employees' PAC, June 13, 2006 [PDF]
• ADR 243/MUR 5515 Patlak for Congress & James S. Carver, Treasurer, May 17, 2006 [PDF]
• MUR 5641 Robert Shrum, John Kerry for President, Inc., David Thorne, Treasurer and Shrum Devine & Donilon, Inc., May 10, 2006 [PDF]
• MUR 5595 World Class Gun Shows, Inc., April 7, 2006 [PDF]
• ADR 293 Thelma Drake for Congress, January 5, 2006 [PDF]
• ADR 264 Brady for Congress, January 5, 2006 [PDF]
• MUR 5367 Congressman Darrell Issa, November 10, 2005 [PDF]
• ADR 271 Taff for Congress, November 10, 2005 [PDF]
• MUR 5026 Zimmer 2000, Inc., November 2, 2005 [PDF]
• MUR 5523 Local 12, United Assoc. Plumbers & Gasfitters Bldg. Corp., September 21, 2005 [PDF]
• ADR 196, ADR 198, ADR 200, ADR 213 LeSueur for Congress, August 19, 2005 [PDF]
• MUR 5533 Ralph Nader for President 2004, August 18, 2005 [PDF]
• MUR 5513 Nader for President 2004, et al., August 16, 2005 [PDF]
• MUR 5573 Richard Bornemann; Governmental Strategies, Inc., August 4, 2005 [PDF]
• MUR 5491 Jerry Falwell Ministries, Inc., The Liberty Alliance, Inc., August 2, 2005 [PDF]
• MUR 5659 Democratic Party of Hawaii-Fed. Campaign Committee, July 14, 2005 [PDF]
• MURS 5540, 5545, 5562, 5570 CBS Broadcasting, Inc., Kerry-Edwards 2004, Dan Rather, CBS News, Viacom, Inc., Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., July 12, 2005 [PDF]
• MUR 5183 People United, May 20, 2005 [PDF]
• MUR 5519 Oregon-Washington Veteran Action Committee, Inc., May 18, 2005 [PDF]
• MUR 5461 Fan_the_Vote.com, John Kerry for President, MoveOn PAC, MoveOn.org Voter Fund, April 11, 2005 [PDF]
• MUR 5432 Stephanie Summers-O’Neal, Stephanie Summers-O’Neal for U.S. Congress, April 7, 2005 [PDF]
• MUR 5420 Conz-Diaz Champion Racing, March 10, 2005 [PDF]
• MUR 5279 Charles Kushner, et al, June 24, 2004 [PDF]
• MUR 5275 Unknown Respondents, April 6, 2004 [PDF]
• MUR 5089 Matta Tuchman for Congress, April 2, 2004 [PDF]
• MUR 5089 Matta Tuchman for Congress, April 2, 2004 [PDF]
• MUR 5344 Santorum 2000 and Brabender Cox Mihalke Political, Inc., January 21, 2004 [PDF]
• MUR 5146 Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, December 16, 2003 [PDF]
• MUR 5024, 5154, 5416 Council for Responsible Government, Inc. and Its Accountability Project, Gary Glenn, William “Bill” Wilson, Sierra Club, Inc., Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, December 16, 2003 [PDF]
• MUR 5181 Spirit of America PAC and Ashcroft 2000, undated [PDF]
• MUR 5181 Spirit of America PAC, Ashcroft 2000, Precision Marketing, Inc., Precision List, Inc., December 12, 2003 [PDF]
• MUR 5307 Friends for a Democratic White House and Michigan State Central Committee, October 9, 2003 [PDF]
• MUR 5338 The Leadership Forum, et al, April 24, 2003 [PDF]
• MUR 5272 American Israel Public Affairs Committee, April 24, 2003 [PDF]
• MUR 5369/RAD Referral #02L-06 Rhode Island Republican Party, et al, undated [PDF]

Audits

• Statement on Final Audit Report for McCain-Palin 2008, Inc. and McCain-Palin Compliance Fund, Inc.--Statement of Chair Ellen L. Weintraub, February 1, 2013 [PDF]
• Statement on Final Audit Report for the National Campaign Fund--Statement of Vice-Chair Ellen L. Weintraub, November 6, 2012 [PDF]
• Statement on Proposed Final Audit Report on the Kansas Republican Party—Statement of Commissioner Ellen L. Weintraub, May 26, 2011 [PDF]
• Audit of The Jefferson Committee— Statement of Commissioner Ellen L. Weintraub, May 12, 2011 [PDF]
• Audit of Bush-Cheney '04, Inc.— Statement of Commissioner Ellen L. Weintraub, March 22, 2007 [PDF] [WORD]
• Audit of Bush-Cheney '04, Inc.— Statement of Chairman Robert D. Lenhard and Commissioners Steven T. Walther and Ellen L. Weintraub, March 21, 2007 [PDF]

Advisory Opinions

• Advisory Opinion 2013-02, Dan Winslow, April 25, 2013 [PDF]
• Advisory Opinion 2012-38, Socialist Workers Party, April 25, 2013 [PDF]
• Advisory Opinion 2012-20, Markwayne Mullin, May 31, 2012 [PDF]
• Advisory Opinion 2012-11, Free Speech, May 9, 2011 [PDF]
• Advisory Opinion 2011-23 (American Crossroads), December 1, 2011[PDF]
• Advisory Opinion 2011-03, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and National Republican Senatorial Committee, Concurring Statement, April 11, 2011 [PDF]
• Advisory Opinion 2010-19, Google, Inc., December 16, 2010 [PDF]
• Advisory Opinion 2006-31, Bob Casey for Pennsylvania Committee, Statement for the Record, October 25, 2006 [PDF]
• Advisory Opinion 2005-10, The Honorable Howard L. Berman and The Honorable John T. Doolittle, Concurring Statement, September 2, 2005 [PDF]

Testimony

• Testimony Before the California Fair Political Practices Commission Subcommittee on Internet Political Activity, March 24, 2010 [PDF] [WORD]
• Testimony for the hearing before the Committee on House Administration scheduled for September 22, 2005 [PDF] [WORD]
• Testimony for the hearing before the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration scheduled for July 14, 2004 [PDF] [WORD]
• Testimony for the hearing before the Committee on House Administration scheduled for May 20, 2004 [PDF]
• Testimony for the hearing before the Committee on House Administration scheduled for October 16, 2003 [PDF]

Policy Statements

• Statement Regarding First Open Meeting of 2013 [PDF]
• Statement regarding the adoption of the Commission's new Procedure for Disclosure of Documents in the Enforcement Process, May 26, 2011 [PDF]
• Statement Seeking Public Comment on the Commission's Proposed Procedures for Disclosure of Documents in the Enforcement Process. [PDF]
• Statement on the Release of Documents Subject to a Freedom of Information Act Request, June 16, 2009 [PDF]
• Proposed Policy Statement Establishing a Pilot Program for Probable Cause Hearings, November 27, 2006 [PDF]