Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 21, 2015. Statement of Lisa Gilbert, Director, Public Citizen’s Congress Watch Division:
An amendment to block the adoption of new regulations to clarify what constitutes political activity for nonprofits would only continue to encourage huge sums of secret contributions to be improperly funneled into our elections. It also would make it harder for nonprofits to engage in allowable civic engagement activities.
The attachment of this rider, offered by Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and…
