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New Polling: Voters Demand Response to Citizens United and to Problem of Big Money in Politics
February 8, 2010
Voters are disillusioned with Congress and concerned about the influence of special interests on their elected officials, according to a national survey conducted by the bipartisan pair of Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (D) and McKinnon Media (R). The poll was released today by campaign finance groups Change Congress, Common Cause, and Public Campaign Action Fund.
Bipartisan Fair Elections Now Act Reaches Majority of Majority in US House
February 4, 2010
After a week in which activists across the country stormed the Hill with petitions, phone calls and faxes, the Fair Elections Now Act reached a major milestone: its 134th co-sponsor, pushing the number of supporters to more than half of the Democratic Caucus. This high level of support is a sign of the growing momentum for changing the way campaigns are financed in this country.
Supreme Court Ruling in Citizens United Creates Political Crisis
January 21, 2009
The Supreme Court of the United States handed down a decision today that will enhance the ability of the deepest-pocketed special interests to influence elections and the U.S. Congress, said a pair of leading national campaign finance reform organizations, Common Cause and Public Campaign. The decision in Citizens United v. the Federal Election Commission, which overturned the ban on independent expenditures by corporations, paves the way for unlimited corporate and union spending in elections.
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Lending Industry Still Fighting Mortgage Modification as Foreclosure Crisis Continues
December 2009
The House of Representatives is debating the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (HR 4173), the most significant overhaul of the financial industry since the New Deal. Some of the financial institutions that have lobbied against this proposal are also the biggest recipients of federal bailout money, including Citigroup, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Corporate Democracy: Potential fallout from a Supreme Court decision on Citizens United
October 2009
The impending Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which could be announced as early as November, is expected to significantly expand the role of the most powerful special interests in financing American elections. The Court appears poised to turn its back on more than 100 years of law and pave the way for corporations and unions to spend unlimited amounts of money on direct campaigns to elect or defeat federal candidates.
Legislating Under the Influence
June 2009
As the debate over reforming the health care system heats up in Congress, a new report by Common Cause finds that major health care interests are spending more than $1.4 million a day to lobby Capitol Hill so far this year, and that those same health care interests have significantly ramped up campaign contributions, donating about $373 million to Members of Congress since 2000.
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