House Kills FEC Filing Regulation for Campaign Reports
Washington House votes 257 to 48 against a proposed rule requiring members of Congress to file campaign financial reports with the Federal Election Commission. Rep. Wayne Hays led the opposition calling it a warning to the commission not to rewrite the law. The defeat follows a Senate rejection of a similar rule, signaling political reform battles over campaign finance oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Weaver
New York Time Service
Washington
House of Representatives
Federal Election Commission
Comgress
Wayne L. Hays
Ohio
The
Election Commission
Senate
Congress
Commission
House
Thomas B. Curtis
rteAny
Vhouse
Curtis
Ens
Hays
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Tron
Massachusetts
John “Ds, Rhodes
Arizona
John B. Anderson
House Republican Conference
Millicent Fenwick
Bill Frenzel
R-Minn
Meany ally backs Fred Harris for 1978 bid
George Hardy a close AFL-CIO ally and president of the Service Employees International Union endorsed Fred R. Harris for the 1978 Democratic presidential nomination. Hardy, the first AFL-CIO Executive Committee member to back a 1976 candidate, praised Harris as pro working people and cited liberal labor votes. The endorsement boosts Harris amid a weak show of support from party leaders and top labor officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George Hardy
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Fred R. Harris
Hardy
Service Employes International Union
Democratic National Committee
Kansas City
Harris
Oklahoma
Congress
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lona Beachy Cat
FEC
Reagan
Shauppauge
N.Y
California
Ronald T Reagan
Suffolk County
Gistern Long Island
Strudeau
Ashington
Ottawa
Canaan
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Ford
Trudeau
U.S
Pital i
Als Riel
John Brademas
D-ind
Herkimer
Peecil
Meany
Ally
Fred Harris
Skusaw
Remington 1100
Springfield
Remington Mohawk
Ae OO
Sharp
Treasury Family Store
Em Ptt Elmo Ms Eteey
Lakewood
Biya