Q&A
Request for policy recommendations on campaign finance regulations
2:25:24
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Council Member Restler asks Paul Seamus Ryan for policy recommendations regarding campaign finance regulations, particularly in response to large independent expenditures.
- Ryan expresses personal support for revisiting the issue
- He mentions that he recently became familiar with New York City's history on this matter
- Ryan suggests that increasing spending limits in response to independent spending could have strong defensive arguments in court
- He offers to discuss the matter further with his team and follow up with the council
Lincoln Restler
2:25:24
Do you as a foremost expert in this space, do you have a policy recommendation that you think it's worth revisiting that that
Paul Seamus Ryan
2:25:31
proposed as an individual, I would say, yes.
2:25:35
Let's certainly have that conversation.
2:25:36
On behalf of the Campaign Finance Board, I actually didn't dig into this issue until yesterday or maybe Monday of this week, to to learn about the history here in New York City.
2:25:46
I'm very familiar.
2:25:47
I was actually involved with the litigation that went to the Supreme Court on this matter.
2:25:50
I think in in terms of constitutional law, applying an increase in spending limits in response to public or independent spending, I think the strong defensive arguments for that in court.
2:26:04
But certainly happy to kick it around with my team, and then come back to you and have a conversation with you about it.
