Finally! Take Action on Public Campaign Financing
Here’s what I’m talking about, finally. A solution for the corrupt system – public financing of elections. Guess what? It’s won’t happen unless we insist that it does happen. Too many power players stand to lose ground. Start now.
http://ga3.org/campaign/cleanupcongressnow
Tell Congress today: Get real about reform and take up full public financing of elections.
In the wake of widespread political scandals in Connecticut, the governor went to jail and the State Legislature adopted public financing. In Arizona, corruption ripped through state government, and the voters adopted Clean Elections, a public financing law that has reshaped that state’s political landscape. Similar laws are now on the books in four other states and two cities.
Why not Congress?
That’s precisely the question being asked by some Members of Congress: A Clean Elections bill (HR 3099) has been introduced in the House by Reps. John Tierney (D-MA) and Raul Grijalva (D-AZ). It already has 31 cosponsors.
Urge your member of Congress to take these pay-to-play scandals seriously with a solution that addresses the root cause of the problem.
To those who say this is a long term campaign, we say you’re right, but it’s the right fight. Victories in states like Connecticut and Arizona have shown that full public financing isn’t a pipedream. Our eyes are not set on what is winnable in the near term, but rather what is going to truly fix Washington and put voters in control, not wealthy special interests.
As we fight to hold the Tom DeLays of this Congress accountable, let’s also push to make sure that Congress deals with the underlying problem of big money politics.
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Today’s Example:
Closed-Door Deal Makes $22 Billion Difference to HMOs
House and Senate GOP negotiators, meeting behind closed doors last month to complete a major budget-cutting bill, agreed on a change to Senate-passed Medicare legislation that would save the health insurance industry $22 billion over the next decade, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.