Lujan, Yarmuth Promise Legislation on Political File Rules
FCC political file rules could be made stricter through upcoming legislation, said Reps. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., and John Yarmuth, D-Ky., in a joint statement Thursday. The Media Bureau's recent clarification of political file rules (see 1701090064) is encouraging but…
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“more work needs to be done,” they said. “We hope that the incoming Administration keeps its word to drain the swamp by strengthening disclosure requirements to reveal the true donors behind issues ads, as well as making the online political file machine readable,” said the statement. “The public deserves to know who is funding the political ads that they see, and that information should be easily accessible to all. We plan to reintroduce legislation this Congress that will do just that.”