"527 Battle Moves to Senate"

Roll Call offers this report, which begins: "The fight over the future of so-called 527 groups is headed for a potential showdown in the Senate Rules and Administration Committee on Wednesday, when opponents of the groups are slated to square off with lawmakers favoring a hands-off approach to the controversial entities.

Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) — the chief Senate sponsors of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 — will weigh in on the thorny issue at the 9:30 a.m. hearing in Russell Building Room 301, which was organized at the behest of Rules Chairman Trent Lott (R-Miss.). House hearings on the topic last fall erupted into chaos, when Democrats characterized House Administration Chairman Bob Ney’s (R-Ohio) inquiry as a 'witch hunt,' and a number of groups declined to testify."

Posted by Rick Hasen at March 9, 2004 07:12 AM