amy: we will speak with a member of the federal election commission, ellen weintraub. she is calling for greater enforcement of campaign finance regulations. her latest piece in the "new york times" is headlined, "taking on citizens united." all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. it's primary day in wisconsin. polls suggest it could be a big day for the underdogs as democratic contender bernie sanders and republican ted cruz have seen a surge in support in recent weeks in the badger state. after wisconsin, the next big state on the primary calendar is new york. on monday, hillary clinton and bernie sanders have agreed to hold a debate in brooklyn ahead of the april 19 primary. it will be april 14. meanwhile, the latest fundraising numbers show sanders, who has won five of the last six contests, raised a record-setting $44 million in march. clinton took in $29.5 million. in republican news, the huffington post is reporting billionaire gop donor charles koch is privately predicting house speak

. -- ellen weintraub about the process. >> as commissioners, we are in charge of management of the agency and policy decisions that commission makes. >> how has the citizens united supreme court case affected the flow of money in politics? >> we're starting to see now more money being raised and spent but coming from fewer dollars -- donors. the money is shifting over to organizations to where they can accept unlimited contributions. >> do you think that is a good thing? >> i think it really is not a great friend for democracy. if you believe that every citizen has the same rights -- >>d do you think the fines the fec imposes are enough in a deterrent? >> i think they are an important deterrent. it is critically important that the agency play a significant role in monitoring and enforcing the law may future the people who violate the law are held accountable. we've seen some challenges in the past few years. fec working to stop rule breakers? a lot of people say was set up to fail because the structure. six commissioners and no more than three of them can be from any one party. so, some p