End Citizens United (ECU) today endorsed four reformers for Congress, all of whom are committed to reforming the broken campaign finance system. “These candidates are dedicated to stemming the flow of special interest money into elections that’s undermining our democracy,” said ECU President Tiffany Muller. “They believe that government must work for real people first […]
Rep. Mike Bost took tens of thousands from Big Pharma, gave the industry tax breaks Brendan Kelly was the first State’s Attorney in Illinois to sue Big Pharma for role in opioid crisis, rejects Big Pharma contributions End Citizens United (ECU) today launched two new TV ads in IL-12. “Crisis” shines a light on campaign […]
Check out these detailed numbers on incumbent corporate PAC contributions Republican incumbents in some of the most competitive House races in the country have raked in hundreds of thousands in corporate PAC money. As we previously posted in Special Interest 101: How to Calculate Corporate PAC Money, there’s not currently a public website that has […]
End Citizens United Action Fund President Tiffany Muller released the following statement praising Senators Tester and Wyden for introducing a Congressional Review Act aimed at overturning the I.R.S’s ruling that eliminates disclosure requirements for political nonprofits: “The IRS’s decision to give mega-donors and Big Money special interests more secrecy with their political spending goes against […]
Bishop blocked Michiganders from suing drug companies, took tens of thousands from Big Pharma Elissa Slotkin rejects corporate PAC money and is making reform central to her campaign End Citizens United (ECU) today launched a new TV ad in Michigan exposing Rep. Mike Bishop’s history of taking campaign contributions from Big Pharma and voting to […]
Heller has taken $110,000 from PACs of drug manufacturers and distributors being sued across the country for their role in the nation’s opioid epidemic As the opioid epidemic continues to take its toll on Nevada families, Senator Dean Heller remains mum on the campaign contributions he’s taken from drug companies being sued for their roles […]
End Citizens United President Tiffany Muller released the following statement renewing End Citizens United’s call on Judge Brett Kavanaugh to withdraw his nomination to the Supreme Court and resign as a circuit judge in response to a new sexual assault allegation: “This additional, credible sexual assault allegation shows a pattern of behavior by Judge Brett […]
Poll shows O’Rourke trails Cruz by three points, 46-49 77 percent of Texans believe special interest money in Texas is a problem Washington, D.C. — A new poll of likely voters in Texas, commissioned by End Citizens United (ECU) and conducted by PPP, shows that Beto O’Rourke continues to close in on Senator Ted Cruz. […]
End Citizens United President Tiffany Muller released the following statement on Senator Claire McCaskill’s announcement that she will oppose Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination: “Judge Kavanaugh’s record indicates he would give mega-donors and secretive special interests even more undue influence over politicians and would oppose transparency in political spending, making it harder to keep foreign money […]
Following the Supreme Court’s ruling on Crossroads GPS v. CREW that requires disclosure for dark money, End Citizens United President Tiffany Muller released the following statement calling on the FEC to act quickly and clearly: “The Supreme Court’s ruling in Crossroads v. CREW was a triumphant moment that can lead to increased transparency and accountability in […]
