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Speeches/Statements

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Rulemakings

• Statement of Commissioner Ellen L. Weintraub on Adoption of Final Rules Affecting Certain Internet Communications, March 27, 2006 [PDF] [WORD]
• FEC Internet Rulemaking—Background and FAQ, March 27, 2006 [PDF] [WORD]
• Opening Statement, Hearing on Proposed Rulemaking on Certain Internet Communications, June 28-29, 2005 [PDF] [WORD]
• Opening Statement, Internet Communications NPRM, March 24, 2005 [PDF] [WORD]
• Opening Statement, Public Hearing on Political Committee Status NPRM, April 14, 2004 [PDF]
• Statement for the Record, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Political Committee Status, March 4, 2004 [PDF]

Enforcement Actions

• Statement regarding failure of Commission to seek rehearing en banc in Emily's List v. FEC, October 22, 2009 [PDF]
• MUR 5957, Committee To Elect Sekhon for Congress, June 2, 2009 [PDF]
• MUR 6056, Protect Colorado Jobs, Inc. [PDF]
• MUR 6096, Americans for Limited Government Research Foundation, et al, May 26, 2009 [PDF]
• MUR 5842, Economic Freedom Fund, May 21, 2009 [PDF]
• MUR 5993, Ed Fallon; Ed Fallon for Congress and John Schmacker, in his official capacity as Treasurer; I'm for Iowa, May 14, 2009 [PDF]
• MURs 6051 and 6052, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., May 11, 2009 [PDF]
• MUR 5988, American Future Fund, April 30, 2009 [PDF]
• MURs 5694 and 5910, Americans for Job Security, Inc., April 23, 2009 [PDF]
• MUR 5598, Utah Republican Party (Federal Account) and Mike McCauley, in his official capacity as treasurer; John Swallow for Congress, Inc. and Stanley R. deWaal, in his official capacity as treasurer, et al., April 9, 2009 [PDF]
• MUR 5931/ADR 480, Sumter Electrical Cooperative, Inc; James P. Ducan, April 7, 2009 [PDF]
• MUR 5964, Schock for Congress, March 17, 2009 [PDF]
• MUR 5945, Kieran Michael Lalor, March 16, 2009 [PDF]
• MUR 5937, Romney for President Inc., March 16, 2009 [PDF]
• MUR 5934, Friends of Fred Thompson, Inc., March 10, 2009 [PDF]
• MUR 5642, George Soros, March 10, 2009 [PDF]
• MUR 5930, Citizens for Schuring Congressional Exploratory Committee, March 10, 2009 [PDF]
• MUR 5541, The November Fund and Bill Sittman, in his official capacity as treasurer; U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Tom Donohue, December 19, 2008 [PDF]
• MUR 5642 George Soros, January 2, 2008 [PDF]
• MUR 5883 Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, December 31, 2007 [PDF]
• MUR 5824 & 5825, Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee and Ann Bursis, in her official capacity as Treasurer; Lois Murphy for Congress and Katherine A. Rowe, in her official capacity as Treasurer, Decembeer 31, 2007 [PDF]
• MUR 5781 Mick Cornett for Congress, December 31, 2007 [PDF]
• MUR 5837, Missouri Democratic State Committee and Rod Anderson, in his official capacity as Treasurer; McCaskill for Missouri and Sandra Querry, in her official capacity as Treasurer, December 19, 2007[PDF]
• MUR 5468R Moretz for Congress, December 7, 2005 [PDF]
• MUR 5843 Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, December 20, 2007 [PDF]
• MUR 5770 Laffey U.S. Senate, September 12, 2007 [PDF]
• MUR 5855 NEA Fund for Children and Public Education, June 19, 2007 [PDF]
• MUR 5733 Save Jobs Party, March 13, 2007 [PDF] and May 31, 2007 [PDF]
• MUR 5808 Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Inc. PAC and Chris Korsmo in her official capacity as Tresurer, et al., March 21, 2007 [PDF]
• MUR 5672 Save American Jobs Assoc., March 13, 2007 [PDF] and May 31, 2007 [PDF]
• MUR 5604 Friends of William D. Mason, March 13, 2007 [PDF]
• MUR 5597 John McConnel Wolfe Jr for Congress, March 13, 2007 [PDF]
• MUR 5638 Bill Abbott for Preserving American Jobs, March 7, 2007 [PDF]
• ADR 289 Melissa Bean for Congress, March 7, 2007 [PDF]
• MUR 5518 Democratic Party of Hawaii, February 23, 2007 [PDF]
• MUR 5743 Betty Sutton for Congress, January 23, 2007 [PDF]
• MUR 5556 Porter for Congress, December 11, 2006 [PDF]
• Mur 5526 Graf for Congress, November 27, 2006 [PDF]
• MUR 5563 Kirk Shelmerdine Racing, LLC, November 20, 2006 [PDF]
• MUR 5651 Joseph Gallagher, September 21, 2006 [PDF]
• MUR 5600 Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, June 30, 2006 [PDF]
• MUR 5721 Lockheed Martin Employees' PAC, June 13, 2006 [PDF]
• ADR 243/MUR 5515 Patlak for Congress & James S. Carver, Treasurer, May 17, 2006 [PDF]
• MUR 5641 Robert Shrum, John Kerry for President, Inc., David Thorne, Treasurer and Shrum Devine & Donilon, Inc., May 10, 2006 [PDF]
• MUR 5595 World Class Gun Shows, Inc., April 7, 2006 [PDF]
• ADR 293 Thelma Drake for Congress, January 5, 2006 [PDF]
• ADR 264 Brady for Congress, January 5, 2006 [PDF]
• MUR 5367 Congressman Darrell Issa, November 10, 2005 [PDF]
• ADR 271 Taff for Congress, November 10, 2005 [PDF]
• MUR 5026 Zimmer 2000, Inc., November 2, 2005 [PDF]
• MUR 5523 Local 12, United Assoc. Plumbers & Gasfitters Bldg. Corp., September 21, 2005 [PDF]
• ADR 196, ADR 198, ADR 200, ADR 213 LeSueur for Congress, August 19, 2005 [PDF]
• MUR 5533 Ralph Nader for President 2004, August 18, 2005 [PDF]
• MUR 5513 Nader for President 2004, et al., August 16, 2005 [PDF]
• MUR 5573 Richard Bornemann; Governmental Strategies, Inc., August 4, 2005 [PDF]
• MUR 5491 Jerry Falwell Ministries, Inc., The Liberty Alliance, Inc., August 2, 2005 [PDF]
• MUR 5659 Democratic Party of Hawaii-Fed. Campaign Committee, July 14, 2005 [PDF]
• MURS 5540, 5545, 5562, 5570 CBS Broadcasting, Inc., Kerry-Edwards 2004, Dan Rather, CBS News, Viacom, Inc., Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., July 12, 2005 [PDF]
• MUR 5183 People United, May 20, 2005 [PDF]
• MUR 5519 Oregon-Washington Veteran Action Committee, Inc., May 18, 2005 [PDF]
• MUR 5461 Fan_the_Vote.com, John Kerry for President, MoveOn PAC, MoveOn.org Voter Fund, April 11, 2005 [PDF]
• MUR 5432 Stephanie Summers-O’Neal, Stephanie Summers-O’Neal for U.S. Congress, April 7, 2005 [PDF]
• MUR 5420 Conz-Diaz Champion Racing, March 10, 2005 [PDF]
• MUR 5279 Charles Kushner, et al, June 24, 2004 [PDF]
• MUR 5275 Unknown Respondents, April 6, 2004 [PDF]
• MUR 5089 Matta Tuchman for Congress, April 2, 2004 [PDF]
• MUR 5089 Matta Tuchman for Congress, April 2, 2004 [PDF]
• MUR 5344 Santorum 2000 and Brabender Cox Mihalke Political, Inc., January 21, 2004 [PDF]
• MUR 5146 Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, December 16, 2003 [PDF]
• MUR 5024, 5154, 5416 Council for Responsible Government, Inc. and Its Accountability Project, Gary Glenn, William “Bill” Wilson, Sierra Club, Inc., Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, December 16, 2003 [PDF]
• MUR 5181 Spirit of America PAC and Ashcroft 2000, undated [PDF]
• MUR 5181 Spirit of America PAC, Ashcroft 2000, Precision Marketing, Inc., Precision List, Inc., December 12, 2003 [PDF]
• MUR 5307 Friends for a Democratic White House and Michigan State Central Committee, October 9, 2003 [PDF]
• MUR 5338 The Leadership Forum, et al, April 24, 2003 [PDF]
• MUR 5272 American Israel Public Affairs Committee, April 24, 2003 [PDF]
• MUR 5369/RAD Referral #02L-06 Rhode Island Republican Party, et al, undated [PDF]

Audits

• Audit of Bush-Cheney '04, Inc.—Statement of Commissioner Ellen L. Weintraub, March 22, 2007 [PDF] [WORD]
• Audit of Bush-Cheney '04, Inc.—Statement of Chairman Robert D. Lenhard and Commissioners Steven T. Walther and Ellen L. Weintraub, March 21, 2007 [PDF]

Advisory Opinions

• Advisory Opinion 2006-31 Bob Casey for Pennsylvania Committee, Statement for the Record, October 25, 2006 [PDF]
• Advisory Opinion 2005-10 The Honorable Howard L. Berman and The Honorable John T. Doolittle, Concurring Statement, September 2, 2005 [PDF]

Congressional Testimony

• Testimony for the hearing before the Committee on House Administration scheduled for September 22, 2005 [PDF] [WORD]
• Testimony for the hearing before the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration scheduled for July 14, 2004 [PDF] [WORD]
• Testimony for the hearing before the Committee on House Administration scheduled for May 20, 2004 [PDF]
• Testimony for the hearing before the Committee on House Administration scheduled for October 16, 2003 [PDF]

Policy Statements

• Statement on the Release of Documents Subject to a Freedom of Information Act Request, June 16, 2009 [PDF]
• Proposed Policy Statement Establishing a Pilot Program for Probable Cause Hearings, November 27, 2006 [PDF]