|
|
CED has been at the forefront of campaign finance reform since 1999. Since that time, major battles have been won, including passage of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) in 2002. CED was instrumental in achieving this victory by educating and mobilizing business leaders around the need for campaign finance reform and changing the perception, especially in the media, of the business community as supportive of the status quo campaign finance system.
Since the Supreme Court's ruling in early 2010 in Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission, key portions of long-standing campaign finance laws were overturned. CED is again working with business leaders to identify the best policy ideas and to increase disclosure by corporations, labor unions and trade associations.
"In this election cycle, we are saying to business people, 'don't contribute, but if you do contribute – disclose.'"
- Charles Kolb, CED President |
What's NewNews Thursday, April 19, 2012 CED and the Brennan Center for Justice dinner with NY LEAD CED and the Brennan Center for Justice hosted a dinner on Wednesday, April 18th with NY LEAD, a new coalition of business, academic, and philanthropic... read moreThursday, April 19, 2012 CED Supports NY LEAD Campaign Finance Reform Effort Washington, D.C. – The Committee for Economic Development (CED), a business-led policy group, today confirmed its support for campaign finance reform legislation championed by NY... read moreThursday, March 29, 2012 CED Executive VP Mike Petro Speaks on Public Financing at Brennan Center Forum On March 29, The Brennan Center hosted a discussion on the benefits of public financing in New York State. Panelists included: Mike Petro, CED's Executive... read moreEvents Friday, March 16, 2012 Policy Luncheon - Rule and Ruin: The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party, From Eisenhower to the Tea Party 12:00 noon to 1:40 p.m.Committee for Economic Development2000 L Street NW, Suite 700Washington, D.C. 20036Registration and a Buffet Lunch will open at 11:50 a.m.Click Here... read moreFriday, March 2, 2012 United Citizens: How We Revive Our Democracy On Friday, March 2, 2012 Charles Kolb, President of CED, will speak at the New York University John Brademas Center for the Study of Congress... read moreTuesday, December 6, 2011 CED President Charles Kolb to speak at Council on Governmental Ethics Laws The Committee for Economic Development's President Charles Kolb will be Plenary Speaker on December 6, 2011 at the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws (COGEL) Annual... read moreReports Tuesday, September 27, 2011 CED Releases Three Reports on Reducing the Money in Politics Three CED sister reports outline the major effects of Citizens United on the private sector and urge meaningful voluntary corporate action to resist the "pay... read moreTuesday, October 31, 2006 CED Update on Money & Politics
2006
Just ahead of the 2006 mid-term elections, CED issued a Update on Money & Politics that addresses party fundraising in the 2006 election. Prepared by... read moreTuesday, April 5, 2005 Building on Reform
A Business Proposal to Strengthen Campaign Finance (2005)
In this report that follows the 1999 report Investing in the People's Business, CED makes three categories of... read moreCommentary Thursday, June 30, 2011 Pay-to-Play America By Charles Kolb for the Huffington Post
The former New York Controller, Alan Hevesi, is now in a New York prison. He received a one-to-four-years sentence... read moreTuesday, January 4, 2011 Campaign Finance Disclosure Sunlight Is Needed By Charles Kolb for the Huffington Post
With the 2010 midterm elections over, it is unclear whether the Tea Party will become a serious national political... read moreWednesday, December 22, 2010 It's The Money, Stupid By Charles Kolb for the Huffington Post
Some thirteen years ago, when I first began to think seriously about campaign finance reform, I thought that columnist... read more |
|
|
