ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, wˈɑːʃɪŋtən ɹᵻpˈoːɹt fˈaʊndɚz ˈændɹuː kˈɪlɡoːɹ ænd ɹˈɪtʃɚd kˈɜːɾɪs dʒˈɔɪnd ˈʌðɚ plˈeɪntɪfs ɪn kəmplˈeɪnɪŋ ðætðə fˈɛdɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən kəmˈɪʃən hæd ɪmpɹˈɑːpɚli ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə lˈeɪbəl ˈeɪpæk ˈeɪ "pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ˈækʃən kəmˈɪɾi" pˌiːˌeɪsˈiː ænd ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚɹ ˈeɪpæk tə dɪsklˈoʊz ðə sˈoːɹsᵻz ænd jˈuːsᵻz ʌv mˈʌni.
In 1989, Washington Report founders Andrew Killgore and Richard Curtiss joined other plaintiffs in complaining that the Federal Election Commission had improperly refused to label AIPAC a "political action committee" (PAC) and require AIPAC to disclose the sources and uses of money.