Senate Hearing on Public Financing

The U.S. Senate's Rules and Administration Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow at 10 am ET on the proposed "Fair Elections Now Act" (S. 1285), sponsored by Senators Durbin and Spector. BNA has this report (subscription required), which describes the hearing as "unsual," in that Senators with opposing views will square off in "one of the few times that Congress has paused to reflect on the larger picture of how to finance elections." Here's a list of those slated to testify, from the committee's website:

Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)
Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pa.)
Senator Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)
Former Senator Warren Rudman (R-N.H.), Paul, Weiss LLP
Mr. Stephen Hoersting, Vice President, Center for Competitive Politics
Mr. Nick Nyhart, President and CEO, Public Campaign
Mr. Arnold Hiatt, Chairman, Stride Rite Foundation
Mr. Scott E. Thomas, Dickstein Shapiro LLP

This is sure to be a lively hearing. You should be able to view it live here, starting at 9:50 on Wednesday.

Posted by tokajid at June 19, 2007 10:12 AM