February 11, 2015 Public Hearing on the McCutcheon v. FEC Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
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Agenda
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 | 08:15 AM
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8:15 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Welcome by the Chair and Vice Chairman
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8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Panel #1
- Karen Getman
- Elisabeth MacNamara (League of Women Voters)
- Michael Malbin (Campaign Finance Institute)
- John Phillippe Jr. (Republican National Committee)
- Donald Simon (Democracy 21)
- Bradley Smith (Center for Competitive Politics)
- Karen Getman
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9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Panel #2
- Richard Briffault
- Bruce Cain
- Craig Holman (Public Citizen)
- Mark Schmitt (New America Foundation)
- Zephyr Teachout
- Donald McGahn (Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, Freedom Partners Action Fund)
- Robert Bauer
- Richard Briffault
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10:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Individual witness testimony
- Perianne Boring (Chamber of Digital Commerce)
- Rachel Brewer
- Glenn Conway
- Susan Grogan
- Jonathan Holtzman
- Terrence Thrweatt
- Matthew Walchuck
- Sai (Make Your Laws PAC)
- Testimony from members of the public
- Perianne Boring (Chamber of Digital Commerce)
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12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch break
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1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Panel #3
- James Bopp, Jr. (James Madison Center for Free Speech, ProtectMarriage.com)
- Jay Costa (CounterPAC)
- David Mason
- Hans von Spakovsky
- Paul Ryan (Campaign Legal Center)
- Daniel Weiner (Brennan Center for Justice)
- James Bopp, Jr. (James Madison Center for Free Speech, ProtectMarriage.com)
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2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Panel #4
- Lisa Gilbert (Public Citizen)
- Shaun McCutcheon (Coolidge-Reagan Foundation)
- Stephen Spaulding (Common Cause)
- Dan Backer (Conservative Action Fund)
- Brian Svoboda (Perkins Coie LLP)
- Lisa Gilbert (Public Citizen)
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3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Panel #5
- Heidi Abegg (Our Generation)
- Norm Singleton (Campaign for Liberty)
- Andrew Langer (Institute for Liberty)
- Jeremiah Morgan (Free Speech Coalition, Free Speech Defense and Education Fund, U.S. Justice Foundation)
- Daniel Smith (US PIRG)
- David Williams (Taxpayers Protection Alliance)
- Heidi Abegg (Our Generation)
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4:00 p.m. - TBD
Individual witness testimony
- Linda McGregor
- Adekunle Iroko
- Testimony from members of the public