Tea party activists are attacking a campaign finance rider in the $1.1 trillion spending bill that they view as a sneaky power grab by establishment Republicans designed to undermine outside conservative groups. The provision would increase the amount of money a single donor could give to national party committees each year from $97,200 to as […]
It’s not often that Democrats and the tea party end up on the same side of a debate. But a hotly contested clause in the spending bill lawmakers revealed Tuesday, which would effectively allow individuals to contribute 10 times the current limit to national parties, is creating unlikely allies. A string of tea-party groups are […]
Washington, DC –Citizens United President David N. Bossie made the following statement in regard to the campaign finance Omnibus rider that boosts party committees and not other hard dollar Political Action Committees (PACs). “What Congressional Leaders are doing is what they do best; protecting incumbents and the two-party system. The Omnibus rider will only strengthen […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has failed to turn over government documents covering Hillary Rodham Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state that The Associated Press and others requested under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act ahead of her presumptive presidential campaign. They include one request AP made four years ago and others pending for […]
Washington, DC – Today, Citizens United filed a FOIA lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against the United States State Department. “As Citizens United conducts pre-production research for the sequel to Hillary The Movie, the State Department has stonewalled our request for public records on official taxpayer-funded travel overseas,” […]
New Jersey’s Republican Governor Chris Christie will attend The Iowa Freedom Summit with Republican Rep. Steve King on January 24. The event is co-hosted by Citizens United and is seen as a step on the road to the 2016 presidential elections. Other confirmed guests for the forum include potential 2016 hopefuls such as Sen. Ted […]
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will attend a conservative summit in Iowa next month, a spokesman for a group sponsoring the event said. Jeff Marschner with Citizens United said Monday that Christie will attend the Iowa Freedom Summit on Jan. 24 in Des Moines. The conservative group is sponsoring the event along with Republican Congressman […]
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) will travel to Iowa next month for a conservative gathering. Christie, who is considering running for president, will attend the Iowa Freedom Summit hosted by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) and outside group Citizens United. King invited Christie, according to The Associated Press. The potential 2016 hopeful also spent time […]
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie reportedly isn’t done with talking to Iowa voters face-to-face, even though the midterm elections have come and gone. The governor is returning to the first-in-the-nation presidential caucus state in January to attend the “Iowa Freedom Summit,” according to the Associated Press. The event is being co-hosted by U.S. Rep. Steve […]
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will attend a conservative summit in Iowa next month, a spokesman for a group sponsoring the event said. Jeff Marschner with Citizens United said Monday that Christie will attend the Iowa Freedom Summit on January 24 in Des Moines. The conservative group is sponsoring the event along with Republican Congressman […]
Des Moines, IA – Citizens United President David N. Bossie and Congressman Steve King today announce that Governor Chris Christie will join the inaugural “Iowa Freedom Summit” in Des Moines on Saturday, January 24th. Iowa Senator Charles Grassley and Congressman-Elect Rod Blum have been also confirmed as speakers. The Summit will also feature remarks from […]
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin will return to Iowa in January for the Iowa Freedom Summit. According to The Des Moines Register, the inaugural event in Des Moines on January 24 “is being held by Citizens United and Congressman Steve King” and “will serve as a place to discuss conservative ideas, as people get ready […]