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Democrats on FEC open to new regulation on donors, Internet

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Democrats on FEC open to new regulation on donors, Internet

BY PAUL BEDARD | FEBRUARY 11, 2015 | 12:01 PM

Claiming that thousands of public comments condemning “dark money” in politics can’t be ignored, the Democrat-chaired Federal Election Commission on Wednesday appeared ready to open the door to new regulations on donors, bloggers and others who use the Internet to influence policy and campaigns.

During a broad FEC hearing to discuss a recent Supreme Court decision that eliminated some donor limits, proponents encouraged the agency to draw up new funding disclosure rules and require even third-party internet-based groups to reveal donors, a move that would extinguish a 2006 decision to keep the agency’s hands off the Internet.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/dems-on-fec-open-to-new-regs-on-donors-internet/article/2560099