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Congressman Roscoe Bartlett Applauds Supreme Court Opinion to Help Restore First Amendment Political Speech Rights Jun 25, 2007 - The Supreme Court today substantially weakened the McCain-Feingold campaign finance act's restrictions on the type of advertisement non-profit grassroots organizations, corporations and special interest groups may run in the days before an election. Congressman Bartlett said, “It is a step i... More

Congressman Roscoe Bartlett Reintroduces Campaign Reform Legislation (FARA) to Restore First Amendment Political Speech Rights Feb 6, 2007 - Congressman Roscoe Bartlett (R-6-MD) has reintroduced the First Amendment Restoration Act (H.R. 71) to restore Americans’ First Amendment rights by repealing the “electioneering communication” provision at issue in two cases that the Supreme Court has scheduled for oral arguments on April 2... More

Congressman Roscoe Bartlett Introduces 17 Bills Jan 9, 2007 - Congressman Roscoe Bartlett introduced seventeen bills in the first week of the new 110th Congress. “I look forward to advancing them and three priority issues: ethical embryonic stem cell research, energy, and electro-magnetic pulse (EMP),” said Congressman Bartlett Ener... More

Congressman Roscoe Bartlett Introduces 16 Bills at Start of 110th Congress; Recognizes Historic First Woman Speaker Jan 4, 2007 - On the first day of the 110th Congress, Congressman Roscoe Bartlett said that, “America is the greatest country in the world and every first day of every new Congress we set a new world record. We are blessed to have a federal government that is the world’s longest continuously operating co... More