Updates
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Washington Post: A campaign finance idea whose time has come
March 25, 2015
Harold Meyerson of The Washington Post explains why it is time to pass The Government By the People Act (HR 20). Read the entire article here.
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Selma
March 8, 2015
This weekend, I had the once in a lifetime opportunity to participate in a pilgrimage to Selma, Alabama for the 50th anniversary of the famous march from Selma to Montgomery. In 1965, twenty-five year old John Lewis, with whom I now serve in Congress, led that march for voting rights across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. He and dozens of others were savagely beaten by Alabama State troopers on March 7 in what came to be known as Bloody Sunday. The country's outrage at this senseless violence turned the tide in the struggle for federal legislation to protect the right to vote. Days later, President Johnson announced he would bring a Voting Rights Act to Congress and four months after that, it passed.
Thank you to John Lewis, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and all the other foot soldiers of the civil rights movement who refused to back down in Selma. We know that there is one thing above all others we can do to repay the debt we owe you for your bravery and sacrifice. It is the one thing we must encourage others to do as well. It is the thing that will restore hope and power to our democracy . . . VOTE!
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The Atlantic: More Campaign Spending From More People
February 15, 2015
Lee Drutman of The Atlantic recently profiled The Government By the People Act (HR 20). Read the entire article here.
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2014 Campaign Review
December 30, 2014
Click here to see the infographic summary of the 2014 campaign.
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Happy Holidays
December 16, 2014
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If my voice were being heard in Washington DC...
November 5, 2014
Click here to qoutes about what would happen if people's voices were being heard in Washing, D.C.
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Big Money vs The People
October 22, 2014
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Quotes from Former/Retiring Members of Congress About Money In Politics
October 22, 2014
Click here to see quotes from former Senator Bob Dole, former Senator Olympia Snowe, former Senator John Kerry, former Senator Warren Rudman, former Senator Tim Wirth, former Senator Dale Bumpers, Congressman John Dingell, Senator Tom Harkin, Senator Carl Levin, about money in politics.
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Connecting the Dots: Big Money and Our Food
October 13, 2014
Click to see the entire infographic.
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Must Reads: Week of October 12th
October 12, 2014
Five Charts on Food Industry Influence
Sunlight FoundationMonsanto's Money Modifies Politics
Daily KosHow Big Donors Affect Americans Politics: Letter to the Editor
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Connecting the Dots: Big Money and Women's Issues
October 6, 2014
Click here to see an infographic connecting the dots between big money and women's issues.
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Must Reads: Week of October 5th
October 5, 2014
Fair Elections Matter: Women’s Two-Fold Stake in Public Financing of Campaigns
DemosHow Voter ID Laws Disproportionately Impact Women
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Connecting the Dots: Big Money and the Ballot Box
September 29, 2014
Click here to see an infographic connecting the dots between big money and the ballot box.
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Must Reads: Week of September 28th
September 28, 2014
Stacked Deck
DemosPelosi criticizes justices on early voting
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Commuting to Congress: Episode 16
September 26, 2014
In this week's Commuting to Congress, John Sarbanes talks about Climate Change and how that is a fight we can win.
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Connecting the Dots: Big Money and the Environment
September 22, 2014
Click here to see the infographic about big money and the environment.
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Must Reads: Week of September 21st
September 21, 2014
A Montgomery County campaign finance bill empowers small donors
Washington Post
Zephyr Teachout interview on The Daily Show
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Connecting the Dots: Big Money and Working Families
September 15, 2014
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Must Reads: Week of September 14th
September 14, 2014
Is Washington The Only Place Where Campaign Finance Is A Partisan Issue?
Huffington PostCorporate Money In Politics: 1 Million Comments Flood SEC Over Political Spending Proposal
International Business Times
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On the Street Interviews Part 2
September 4, 2014
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