Patrick Leahy: “Now, I understand the Department is considering appealing this case. Am I correct?”

Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act

On February 23rd of this year, Senators Schumer and Coburn and I wrote you a letter commending your decision to sever ties with the Council on American-Islamic Relations, CAIR.

We thought that the decision that was made was prudent and long overdue.

I can say with absolute certainty that the proposed rules directly conflict with the legislation on a variety of matters, especially on provisions that limit access to the PTAB.