Congress should repeal the budget rider preventing action on making better rules for (c)(4)s, says Philip Hackney. Great point!

Lack of enforcement from the IRS has emboldened bad actor (c)(4)s, says Ann Ravel. Thanks for your expertise!

I still believe we should have an outside support effort for IRS enforcers, who really get thrown under the bus with regularity. Can we stand outside their building with donuts or something sometime? Who’s with me?

YES A CHART! Nice Visual representations of data! (I don’t tweet much friends. This is what we got.). Sheldon Whitehouse

So….. (c)(3) voter registration/ nonpartisan civic participation is good, actually. And long recognized as a valid (c)(3) activity. Unlike undisclosed election spending through (c)(4)s, say, which came about through a series of IRS/SCOTUS decisions Congress did not anticipate

Very sadly it looks like we have to wrap early due to World Events. THANK YOU to the Committee and to Sheldon Whitehouse for bringing light to these issues!!!

In his closing, Sheldon Whitehouse reminds us that in Citizen’s United the Court said that there wouldn’t be secrecy. But they never corrected themselves, even when it was clear they had been wrong.

And the efforts to clean it up apply to both sides! YES. Sheldon Whitehouse

Better rules in this space are good for ALL of us.

A late breaking arrival from Senator Bob Menendez!

Here’s a deep cut from Rachel Curley on some of the MANY problems with the NRA as Senator Bob Menendez discusses it. salon.com/2018/02/03/wha…

.Elizabeth Warren is here!

Love this “hypothetical” from Elizabeth Warren highlighting how moving $ around can amount to political money laundering.

AND ELIMINATE THE RIDERS THAT PREVENT THE IRS FROM CLARIFYING THE RULES YEEEEESSSSSSS Elizabeth Warren

We demand a government not bought by billionaires and big corporations, Elizabeth Warren singing our song.

Now Senator Cortez Masto is here, reports of the early end of this hearing were greatly exaggerated.

(To be clear, I was the one exaggerating them)

We have to hold people accountable when they violate our laws! Transparency and accountability at all levels! We agree Senator Cortez Masto

Ok this time it’s really ending though. THANK YOU AGAIN to the witnesses Philip Hackney and Ann Ravel and Sheldon Whitehouse Senator Bob Menendez Elizabeth Warren and Senator Cortez Masto for your great questions!

Before I retreat back in to Twitter oblivion: 501 orgs need bright line rules. Fund the IRS. Also give them donuts if you think of it. Be well. See you next time.