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      FEC to Hold Public Hearing on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in in Light of McCutcheon, et al. v. FEC

Press ReleaseFEC to Hold Public Hearing on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in Light of *McCutcheon, et al. v. FEC*February 6, 2015 **FEC to Hold Public Hearing on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in Light of *McCutcheon, et al. v. FEC***  WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission will hold a hearing on Wednesday, February 11, 2015, to hear public comment on a potential rulemaking to revise regulations in light of certain language from the Supreme Court’s April 2014 decision in *McCutcheon, et al. v. FEC*. The hearing will begin at 8:15 a.m. with welcoming remarks from Chair Ann M. Ravel and Vice Chairman Matthew S. Petersen.  More than 30 witnesses are scheduled to testify at the hearing, which will be held at the Commission office at 999 E Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C. Below is the schedule:  **Schedule of Witnesses**8:15 – 8:30****
            Welcome by the Chair and Vice Chairman******Panel #1** 
                8:30 – 9:30****
            Robert Bauer
                    Karen Getman
                  Elisabeth MacNamara (League of Women Voters)
                John Phillippe Jr. (Republican National Committee)
                Donald Simon (Democracy 21)
                Bradley Smith (Center for Competitive Politics)**Panel #2** 
                9:30 – 10:45****
            Richard Briffault
                    Bruce Cain
                Craig Holman (Public Citizen)
                Michael Malbin (Campaign Finance Institute)
                Mark Schmitt (New America Foundation)
                Zephyr Teachout
                Donald McGahn (Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, Freedom Partners Action Fund)**Individual Witness Testimony**10:45 – 12:30****
            Testimony from Members of the Public****12:30 – 1:00****
            Lunch/Break********
            ******Panel #3**
                1:00  – 2:00****
            James Bopp, Jr. (James Madison Center for Free Speech, ProtectMarriage.com)
              Jay Costa (CounterPAC)
              David Mason
                Hans von Spakovsky
                Paul Ryan (Campaign Legal Center)
                Daniel Weiner (Brennan Center for Justice)**Panel #4**
                2:00 – 3:00****
            Lisa Gilbert (Public Citizen)
                Shaun McCutcheon (Coolidge-Reagan Foundation)
                Matthew Sanderson
                Stephen Spaulding (Common Cause)
                Dan Backer (Conservative Action Fund)
                Brian Svoboda (Perkins Coie LLP)**Panel #5**
                3:00 – 4:00****
            Heidi Abegg (Our Generation)
                Norm Singleton (Campaign for Liberty)
                Andrew Langer (Institute for Liberty)
                Jeremiah Morgan (Free Speech Coalition, Free Speech Defense and Education Fund, U.S. Justice Foundation)
                Daniel Smith (US PIRG)
                David Williams (Taxpayers Protection Alliance)**Individual Witness Testimony**4:00 – TBD****
            Testimony from Members of the Public****The Commission will invite comment from members of the public between 10:45 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and after 4:00 p.m., and will also hear from:****
            Perianne Boring (Chamber of Digital Commerce)
                Rachel Brewer
                Glenn Conway
                Susan Grogan
                Jonathan Holtzman
                Terrence Thrweatt
                Matthew Walchuck
                Adekunle Iroko
                Linda McGregor
                Sai (Make Your Laws PAC) *The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is an independent regulatory agency that administers and enforces federal campaign finance laws. The FEC has jurisdiction over the financing of campaigns for the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, the Presidency and the Vice Presidency. Established in 1975, the FEC is composed of six Commissioners who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate.* # # #
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