PACs
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May20
Check Out Our Work This Week!
Public Campaign and Public Campaign Action Fund were hard at work this week putting out a variety of memos, statements, and reports. Here's a round up of our recent work:
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May20
Clips Round-up for 5/20/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Curbing campaign cash
The Nation is all over this in their current issue! "Instead of heading into the ditch of pay-to-play politics with the Republicans, Democrats—led by President Obama—should continue along the high road. Most Americans are already there waiting for them."
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May19
Wall Street's April Donations
The political action committee (PAC) for the American Bankers Association, a financial industry trade association, donated $80,500 to U.S. House members or their leadership PACs in April as that chamber began debate on whether to weaken Wall Street consumer protection provisions passed by the previous Congress. The leadership PACs for four U.S. Senators received $14,500, according to Public Campaign analysis of data provided by the Federal Election Commission.
House Financial Services Committee
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May17
Clips Round-up for 5/17/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Let's end the secret money arms race
Great new piece from The Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel on how Democrats need to take leadership on transparency measures and Fair Elections. Public Campaign President Nick Nyhart: "Our country’s biggest problems won’t be solved for the many if the process is fixed by the money."
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May16
Clips Round-up for 5/16/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Transparency vs. pay-to-play corruption
John Nichols writes, "Though Obama's order would be a small step, that does not make it any less necessary to the struggle to restore integrity to the electoral and governing processes that have been so tainted by corporate bribes, er, contributions." -
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