The following letter was sent to U.S. Senate offices on January 16, 2007 by National Right to Life. January 16, 2007 RE: Support Bennett Amendment No. 20 to avoid radical effects of Section 220 of S. 1 (substitute amendment) Dear Senator: The National Right to Life...
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Joint letter from NRLC and the NRA to Senator McConnell regarding the “coordination minefield” created by Section 214 of the Shays-Meehan (McCain-Feingold) bill
National Right to Life Committee National Rifle Association March 19, 2002 Senator Mitch McConnell Ranking Minority Member Committee on Rules and Administration United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 RE: Coordination Minefield in Section 214 of H.R. 2356 Dear...
House Approves Bill to Restrict Free Speech About Politicians
WASHINGTON (March 7) -- The U.S. House of Representatives on February 14 passed the Shays-Meehan "campaign finance reform" bill (HR 2356), 240-189.  http://clerkweb.house.gov/cgi-bin/vote.exe?year=2002&rollnumber=34 NRLC strongly opposes the legislation, because...
NRLC letter to U.S. House members on amendments to Shays-Meehan bill
February 13, 2002 Dear Member of Congress: The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) has urged you to vote against the Shays-Meehan bill in a number of past letters, on the basis of multiple provisions that would greatly restrict both our freedom of speech to...
NRLC Letter to U.S. House members explaining objections to Shays-Meehan bill
202) 626-8820 February 7, 2002 Re: NRLC scorecard vote on Shays-Meehan bill Dear Member of Congress: During the week of February 11, the House will take up the Shays-Meehan bill. Because the Shays-Meehan bill contains restrictions that would greatly impair the rights...
NRLC Letter to U.S. House members against discharge petition on Shays-Meehan bill
July 22, 2001 RE: In opposition to discharge petition on Shays-Meehan bill Dear Member of Congress: The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) strongly opposes the Shays-Meehan bill (H.R. 2356), because of multiple provisions that would greatly impair the rights of...
Shays-Meehan Bill Derailed in U.S. House, But Supporters Vow to Try Again
WASHINGTON (July 14, 2001) -- Supporters of "campaign finance reform" legislation that would restrict the rights of free speech and association of groups such as NRLC suffered a major setback in the U.S. House of Representatives on July 12 B but key lawmakers and...
NRLC Congressional Alert: U.S. House to Vote on Shays-Meehan Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on the Shays-Meehan "campaign finance reform" bill next week -- on most likely on Thursday, July 12 or Friday, July 13. This bill contains multiple provisions that would seriously restrict the ability of NRLC, NRLC...
NRLC Letter to House of Representatives in opposition to revised Shays-Meehan Campaign finance reform bill (H.R. 2356)
July 2, 2001 RE: In opposition to revised Shays-Meehan Campaign finance reform bill (H.R. 2356) Dear Member of Congress: During the week of July 9, the House is expected to take up the Shays-Meehan bill, the latest version of which was introduced yesterday (H.R....
Letter to U.S. Senate: How Amendments Worsened the McCain-Feingold Bill
April 2, 2001 Letter to U.S. Senate:Â How Amendments Worsened the McCain-Feingold Bill Dear Senator: The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) urges you to vote no on the final, amended version of the McCain-Feingold bill (S. 27). The adoption of the Wellstone,...