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Stellungnahme von Molly Swank, Gesch\u00e4ftsf\u00fchrerin von Common Cause in New Mexico:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n\u201cViel zu lange hat die mangelnde Bezahlung die einfachen B\u00fcrger New Mexicos daran gehindert, f\u00fcr ein politisches Amt zu kandidieren und ihre Gemeinden zu vertreten \u2013 von arbeitenden Familien \u00fcber Pflegekr\u00e4fte bis hin zu l\u00e4ndlichen und indigenen Gemeinschaften und jungen F\u00fchrungskr\u00e4ften.\u201c.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nDieses Vakuum erm\u00f6glicht es finanzstarken Interessengruppen, \u00fcberm\u00e4\u00dfigen Einfluss im Parlament und bei den Abgeordneten auszu\u00fcben und ihre Bed\u00fcrfnisse \u00fcber die der Bev\u00f6lkerung zu stellen. Deshalb k\u00e4mpft Common Cause seit Jahren daf\u00fcr, dass sich auch Normalb\u00fcrger den \u00f6ffentlichen Dienst leisten k\u00f6nnen. 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