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‘We need to fix it’: Watchdogs, lawmakers try to halt Zombie Campaign spending

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By Christopher O'Donnell and Noah Pransky, Tampa Bay Times, published Feb. 5, 2018 A Washington D.C. watchdog group and a Tampa congresswoman are pushing to close a loophole that has allowed ex-politicians to keep spending campaign donations years after leaving office. The Campaign Legal Center filed a petition with the Federal Elections Commission Monday calling for stricter rules on…

U.S. Rep. Castor's Statement After BOEM Official Contradicts Sec. Zinke on Florida Offshore Drilling

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At a hearing of the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources today, Walter Cruickshank, acting director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), said Florida is not off the table for offshore drilling activities, contradicting Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s tweeted statement just a few days ago about the matter.