Rider in House appropriations bill would bar FEC from enforcing ‘prior authorization' requirements for trade group PACs Trade groups are taking their gripes about a 40-year-old political fundraising law to Congress. A bill pending before the House Appropriations Committee would temporarily prevent the Federal Election Commission from enforcing rules on how trade groups solicit money for their political action committees. "It is so outstandingly out of step with the times," said Jeff Shoaf, senior executive director of government affairs at Associated General Contractors of America. "Our board members are sick and tired of having to explain the process" to company… Read More