POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS

Articles and editorials

Biggest Donors on Wall Street Crunched by Credit Crisis Financial Firms Still Find Cash for Campaign Donations, H8708 [23SE]

DNC To Again File Suit on McCain's Matching Funds, S5923 [20JN]

Liberal Freedom Fighter, E1468 [15JY]

Political Memo; Re-examining the Fine Print on Clinton's Tax Promises, S7601 [29JY]

Truth About McCain and Insurance Taxes, S10164 [30SE]

Wall Street Is Top Source of Campaign Cash, H8708 [23SE]

Wallets Open Up on Wall Street, H6560 [15JY]

Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: prohibit recipients of emergency Federal assistance from using such funds for lobbying or political contributions, and improve transparency, accountability, and corporate governance (see S. 3698), S10659 [19NO]

Computers: protect uncompensated Internet activity by individuals from treatment as a contribution or expenditure (see H.R. 5699), H2010 [3AP]

Elections: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 7022), H9084 [23SE]

Federal Election Campaign Act: restrict political robocalls (see H.R. 5747), H2150 [9AP]

Lobbyists: prohibit government-sponsored enterprises from making lobbying expenditures, political contributions, or other certain contributions (see S. 3471), S8383 [11SE] (see H.R. 7254), H10827 [3OC]

Rangel, Representative: censure (see H. Res. 1396), H7788 [31JY]

———investigate alleged House Rules and tax law violations relative to gift acceptance and financial disclosure and call for removal as Committee on Ways and Means (House) chairman (see H. Res. 1460), H8429 [18SE]

Telephones: regulate political outreach through automated prerecorded phone messages (see S. 2624), S919 [12FE]

Voting: prevent voter caging (see H.R. 5038), H348 [17JA]

Motions

Rangel, Representative: censure (H. Res. 1396), H7675 [31JY]

Remarks in House

Democratic Party: historic Presidential primary season, H4979 [5JN]

Government regulations: permit candidates for Federal office to designate an individual authorized to disburse funds from the candidate's campaign committees in the event of the death of the candidate (H.R. 3032), H6534, H6535 [15JY]

King, Representative Steve: condemn comments about middle name and heritage of Senator Obama, H1433 [10MR]

News media: assessment of news media coverage given to Republican Vice Presidential candidate, H7865 [9SE]

———comparison of amount of media coverage given to Democratic and Republican Presidential candidates, H29 [16JA], H393 [23JA], H6477 [15JY], H7065 [24JY], H7636 [31JY], H8401 [18SE], H10136 [27SE]

———comparison of media coverage given to Democratic and Republican Presidential candidates, H8024 [11SE]

Obama, Senator: news media coverage of decision relative to public financing of Presidential campaign, H6014 [25JN]

Presidential candidates: assessment, H7863 [9SE], H8281 [17SE], H9979 [26SE], E1766 [11SE]

———assessment of economic proposals, H9090 [24SE], H9873 [25SE]

Rangel, Representative: censure (H. Res. 1396), H7674 [31JY], H7984-H7987 [10SE]

Voting: prevent voter caging (H.R. 5038), E43 [17JA]

Remarks in Senate

Democratic Party: pledge by Presidential candidates to not campaign in Florida due to date of primary election, S45 [22JA]

Elections: provide for interregional primary elections and caucuses for the selection of delegates to political party Presidential nominating conventions (S. 2024), S45 [22JA]

Health: assessment of Senator McCain's health insurance tax credit proposal, S10162-S10164 [30SE]

Housing: prohibit lobbying and political donations from Fannie Mae (Government-sponsored enterprise) and Freddie Mac (Government-sponsored enterprise), S7255, S7256 [24JY], S7454 [25JY], S7492, S7494 [26JY]

Presidential candidates: assessment of economic proposals, S8822-S8824 [16SE], S8999-S9001 [18SE]

———assessment of tax proposals, S8366 [11SE], S8474 [12SE], S8925-S8928 [17SE], S9564-S9567 [26SE], S10135-S10140 [30SE], S10298 [1OC]

Republican Party: tribute to Senator McCain and Mitt Romney campaigns seeking Republican nomination in U.S. Presidential election, S778 [7FE]

Tax exempt organizations: political activity by nonprofit environmental groups, S9447-S9449 [25SE]

Taxation: historical trends in U.S. tax policy relative to political party affiliation of President and Congress, S7253-S7255 [24JY], S7600-S7604 [29JY], S10135 [30SE]

Telephones: regulate political outreach through automated prerecorded phone messages (S. 2624), S920 [12FE]

Reports

Political Activity of Environmental Groups and Their Supporting Foundations Update 2008: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S9449-S9453 [25SE]

Reports filed

Permit Candidates for Federal Office To Designate Individual Authorized To Disburse Funds From Campaign Committees in the Event of Death of Candidate: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 3032) (H. Rept. 110-602), H2551 [22AP]

Tables

Comparision of taxes and spending cuts in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, S7602 [29JY]

Distributional effects of revenue provisions of Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, S7602 [29JY]

Total deficit impact of Obama and McCain tax and spending proposals, S10298 [1OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 1396, censure of Representative Rangel, H7674 [31JY]

H. Res. 1460, investigate alleged House Rules and tax law violations by Representative Rangel relative to gift acceptance and financial disclosure and call for removal as Committee on Ways and Means (House) chairman, H8429 [18SE]

H.R. 3032, permit candidates for Federal office to designate an individual authorized to disburse funds from the candidate's campaign committees in the event of the death of the candidate, H6534 [15JY]