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New "Accountability and Transparency" Package

Submitted by Monica Rober on Tue, 05/25/2010 - 19:57

A group of 20-30 House members, including many freshman, are putting together a new accountability and transparency reform package that will likely include the Fair Elections Now Act. Public Campaign and Common Cause put out a press release praising this effort: "These members of Congress have read the writing on the wall-voters want Congress to implement comprehensive solutions to fix our broken political system, not band-aids or half measures," said David Donnelly, campaign manager for the Campaign for Fair Elections. "The American people keep voting for change but they're not getting it. They'll continue until they actually get it.""We applaud these members for their decision to include the Fair Elections Now Act as a critical piece of this reform package," said Donnelly. "It's impossible to address pay-to-play politics without addressing the root problem: the undue influence of special interest cash in our elections."You can read Rep. Tom Perriello's (D-Va.) comments on the reform package here and Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) comments here.To read the full press release click here.  

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