A spirit of cooperation has come to the Federal Election Commission, according to newly arrived Republican Commissioner Lee Goodman.
Goodman, the FEC vice chairman, told Bloomberg BNA in a Nov. 15 interview that he has been working with Democratic colleagues to hammer out compromises on advisory opinions adopted during the first weeks of his tenure because he recognizes how important such rulings are to guide the regulated political community’s understanding of campaign finance laws.But, that doesn’t mean there will be agreement on everything at the newly reconstituted FEC, said Goodman, who serves as the commission’s vice chairman. He said he still expects some disagreements over enforcement cases and possible new regulations, such as a long-awaited FEC rulemaking to implement recent major court rulings.