Public Financing

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• Durbin: LBJ Couldnt Pass Medicare Today

  
  Public Campaign Action Fund blogs — Authority: 116
  Speaking about the Fair Elections Now Act at a forum at the Center for American Progress, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) commented that President Lyndon Johnson wouldnt have been able to pass Medicare today with the influence of campaign cash. To watch the video footage, click here .
  2 weeks ago

• Public Financing Comes to Wisconsin Supreme Court

  
  FactCheck.org — Authority: 136
  This is another installment of our occasional Court Watch series. Prompted by escalating campaign spending and the increasing use of attack ads, Wisconsin state legislators and Gov. Jim Doyle have  enacted a bill to provide public financing for the Supreme Court’s candidates. Would-be justices would qualify ...
  2 weeks ago

• Rep. John Larson Has the Answer

  
  Public Campaign Action Fund blogs — Authority: 116
  Lead House sponsor Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.) discusses the importance of the Fair Elections Now Act in the face of the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision on Citizens United v. FEC in an interview with National Journal. read more
  3 weeks ago

• Rep. Lungren Puts the "Fun" in Fundraising

  
  Public Campaign Action Fund blogs — Authority: 116
  In July of this year, Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Calif.) stated his vehement dislike of fundraising at the House Administration Committee hearing for the Fair Elections Now Act (H.R. 1826).Methinks he doth protest too much. read more
  4 weeks ago

• Editorial In USA Today Tackles House Ethics Inquiry Into Defense Contracts And The Role Of Campaign Cash

  
  Public Campaign Action Fund blogs — Authority: 116
  USA Today editorialized today on the House ethics inquiry into defense appropriations and the appearance of a correlation between campaign cash and the awarding of defense contracts and call for public financing of elections as a remedy for perceived undue special interest influence. read more
  4 weeks ago

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