Walther Takes On Washington

Hearings Begin Today on State of FEC

• By Matthew Murray
• Roll Call Staff
• Jan. 14, 2009, Midnight

The Federal Election Commission today will begin two days of hearings designed to catalog criticisms of the much-maligned agency. The marathon bloodletting also will be a coming-out party for Steven Walther, the agency’s new chairman — and, heretofore, its George Harrison.