For the second time this summer, President Obama used his weekly radio and video address to push for passage of legislation to require public disclosure of who funds political advertising. On Saturday, September 18, he said that Congress has a responsibility to act, even if it’s too late to have an impact this election season.

Despite the Senate’s failure to pass the DISCLOSE Act last July (Congressional Digest, September 2010), the bill’s supporters aren’t giving up on the campaign finance measure. In fact, the bill was the subject of President Obama’s weekly radio address to the Nation on August 21, in which he vowed to “continue to fight for reform and transparency.” 

With the mid-term elections around the corner, the September issue of Congressional Digest will focus on the latest controversy surrounding federal campaign expenditures.

Today’s aspiring college students and their parents face a labyrinth of programs and procedures when it comes to applying for financial aid, an issue explored in the November 2009 Congressional Digest.