Forum: Corporate Political Spending And Foreign Influence
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.
Audio, video, and transcripts of the forum
| Media | Speaker | Video | Video w/o titles | Audio | Transcript |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Introductory remarks, Commissioner Ellen L. Weintraub |
Youtube Video | Youtube Video (w/o titles) | MP3 | .DOC |PDF | |
| Sheila Krumholz, Center for Responsive Politics | Youtube Video | Youtube Video (w/o titles) | MP3 | .DOC |PDF | |
| Norman J. Ornstein, American Enterprise Institute | Youtube Video | Youtube Video (w/o titles) | MP3 | .DOC |PDF | |
| John Pudner, Take Back Our Republic | Youtube Video | Youtube Video (w/o titles) | MP3 | .DOC |PDF | |
| Melissa Yeager, Sunlight Foundation | Youtube Video | Youtube Video (w/o titles) | MP3 | .DOC |PDF | |
| Q&A | Youtube Video | Youtube Video (w/o titles) | MP3 | .DOC |PDF | |
SECOND PANEL
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John Coates, Harvard Law School | Youtube Video | Youtube Video (w/o titles) | MP3 | .DOC |PDF |
| Robert Jackson, Columbia Law School | Youtube Video | Youtube Video (w/o titles) | MP3 | .DOC |PDF | |
| Mace Rosenstein, Covington & Burling | Youtube Video | Youtube Video (w/o titles) | MP3 | .DOC |PDF | |
| Donald Tobin, University of Maryland School of Law | Youtube Video | Youtube Video (w/o titles) | MP3 | .DOC |PDF | |
| Q&A | Youtube Video | Youtube Video (w/o titles) | MP3 | .DOC |PDF | |
THIRD PANEL
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Richard Briffault, Columbia Law School | Youtube Video | Youtube Video (w/o titles) | MP3 | .DOC |PDF |
| Jared DeMarinis, Director, Candidacy and Campaign Finance Division, Maryland State Board of Elections | Youtube Video | Youtube Video (w/o titles) | MP3 | .DOC |PDF | |
| Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, Stetson University College of Law | Youtube Video | Youtube Video (w/o titles) | MP3 | .DOC |PDF | |
| Q&A | Youtube Video | Youtube Video (w/o titles) | MP3 | .DOC |PDF |
Agenda
Meet and Greet | 9:30 am - 10 am
Welcoming Remarks by Commissioner Weintraub |10 am - 10:15 am
Panel 1 | 10:15 am - 11:15 am
How 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?
Panelists:
- Sheila Krumholz, Center for Responsive Politics
- Norman J. Ornstein, American Enterprise Institute
- John Pudner, Take Back Our Republic
- Melissa Yeager, Sunlight Foundation
Break | 11:15 am - 11:30 am
Panel 2 | 11:30 am - 1 pm
When 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 pm
Panel 3 | 2 pm - 3:30 pm
What'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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For further reference:
Ellen Weintraub,"Taking On 'Citizens United,'" NY Times, March 30, 2016
Contact the commissioner's office
CommissionerWeintraub@fec.gov | @EllenLWeintraub on Twitter