We have procedures in place to make sure we're following FEC regulations, and we've always done that. We're doing all we can do to ensure these donations are given appropriately.
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As the FEC has stated, at the time the contributions were received, the recipients had no reason to believe they were improper.
Pat will have certification from the duly elected party chairman and treasurer that the FEC recognizes. That's that. The money will come quick and if it doesn't, we'll just pop it in straight into federal court. It will move very fast and there will be no bumps in the road.
Let's be very clear, if you check the F.E.C. records you will see I am supporting George W. Bush.
Of course, we do not suggest that your campaign broke the law, ... The point is precisely the opposite While these practices have attracted criticism and FEC review, they were not criminal.
Meanwhile, the Democratic National Committee will file a complaint today with the FEC, claiming that Sinclair Broadcasting's plan to run an anti-Kerry documentary on its stations before the election is really an illegal in-kind contribution to the Bush campaign. The chain has stations in several key states including Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania. In this election cycle, they have put their money where their right-wing mouths are, ... Sinclair's owners aren't interested in news. They're interested in a pro-Bush agenda.
The Bush campaign filed FEC complaints in early May requesting an investigation of the coordination between the Kerry campaign and the Media Fund and ACT America Coming Together,
At each step, we did everything they told us to do. If Republicans are arguing that anyone who receives an FEC fine can be hit with an ethics charge, well, I'd have to check but I think there are 12 or 13 of their members have received FEC fines in the past Congress.
I'm very disappointed in the circuit court ruling, but I respect and accept the court's decision, ... The FEC has an institutional obligation to revisit all the regulations at issue and to do so as soon as possible.
We always knew we'd be up against deep pockets. Thanks to the F.E.C., the pockets got even deeper.