Fix the FEC quick, says bipartisan group of former lawmakers
With the Federal Election Commission in its fifth month of forced inactivity, an unusually bipartisan group of former members of Congress say enough is enough.
Two former senators and seven former House members — five Republicans and four Democrats — pressed the Senate leadership Thursday to confirm new members of the commission right away, so that it can revive oversight of campaign donations and spending in this year's presidential and congressional campaigns.
The group joins coalitions of good-government groups and campaign finance lawyers who have issued similar appeals in recent...