Finance, and thats going to require industry and Congress Working together in the ways that mr. Rothenberg has proposed and really figuring out how to get on top of this thing. Let me ask you another question. The Supreme Court upheld our traditional ban on foreign nationals spending money in u. S. Elections. Thats not covered by Citizens United if they are not a u. S. Individual or a corporation. However, foreign money could take over Domestic Corporations, as you were suggesting before, and then money could be channeled through this Citizens United loophole directly into the political system. Is that something that you think we can tighten up as well . Yes. Definitely, you know, regulation has in many ways not caught up with Citizens United even though it was several years ago now. A corporations ability to spend unlimited amounts on politics either directly or through superpacs requires dealing with the problem that even a Domestic Corporation which can wholly owned or controlled by
We have held hearings on the technologies, drones, vehicles and other things and the other issues. Today, we turned our attention to the laws and regulations in the political advertisements into the federal Election Commission oversees the campaignfinance law and enforcement of disclaimer requirements for the public communication and the candidates and campaign authorities or Political Action committees and federal offices. In addition, the fcc enforces additional to closure and requirements on broadcast cable satellite and radio ads. Some have proposed increase disclaimer malls are those on internet platforms and have proposed a role for the ftc. At the interface between these three regulatory agencies and how they each apply to the wall is something to the Oversight Committee is situated to examine, and i hope that we dig into that today. In many ways this is an example of the continued efforts to examine the technology is the level of urgency and importance to the hearing that canno
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Subcommittee on Information Technology will come to order. Good afternoon. Todays hearing is part of a series of hearings the ig subcommittee has helped to analyze existing laws and regulations that may have become obsolete or need updating to reflect technological advances. We have held hearings on health i. T. Technology, drones, autonomous vehicles, and many other issues. Today, we turn our attention to laws and regulations governing political advertisements. The federal Election Commission oversees Civil Campaign finance disclaimerforces requirements related to federal offices. In addition, the fcc forces onitional disclosure broadcast, satellite, and radio ads. Increasedproposed disclaimers for as placed on platforms. The interplay between these regulatory agencies and how they each apply the law is something the Oversight Committee is uniquely situated to examine, and i hope we can do that today. In many ways, this hearing is another example of the i. T. s subcommittee the i. T.