In a press conference today, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-M.D.) revealed a legislative response to the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United. "We need to move very quickly to blunt the corrosive impact of this decision on democracy," noted Rep. Van Hollen. While Public Campaign and Common Cause agree with this assessment, we believe that any response must go further to include public financing of congressional elections.

Nick Nyhart, President of Public Campaign, along with Karen Sharf, Executive Director of New York Citizen Action, penned an Op-Ed in the Albany Times Union calling for an end to pay-to-play politics by passing public financing of campaigns.

Public Campaign President and CEO Nick Nyhart is interviewed on Between the Lines, a radio newsmagazine.

An article in the April issue of Reader's Digest asks "How can your congressman serve you when he's constantly hunting for campaign cash?"

Public Campaign President and CEO Nick Nyhart is quoted today in Chicago’s In These Times magazine.

In the wake of the Blagojevich impeachment, Citizen Action Illinois, along with Common Cause and Public Campaign, is working with lawmakers on a proposal for public financing of elections for statewide and state General Assembly races.