Press Release

Common Cause Statement on Introduction of the Fair Elections Now Act

Today's introduction of the Fair Elections Now Act invites senators to declare their independence from big money campaign donors and refocus their attention on the everyday folks who elected them.

Today’s introduction of the Fair Elections Now Act invites senators to declare their independence from big money campaign donors and refocus their attention on the everyday folks who elected them.

Ang batas sa sentido komun na ito, na itinulad sa matagumpay na maliit na donor, mga programa sa pampublikong financing sa ilang estado, ay magbibigay ng refundable na $25 na tax credit sa mga Amerikano na nag-aambag ng $300 o mas mababa sa isang kandidato o partido sa Senado sa isang partikular na taon. Ang kanilang maliliit na donasyon ay pupunan ng mga gawad sa mga kandidato sa rate na $6 para sa bawat $1 na donasyon, kaya ang $150 na kontribusyon ay lalago sa $1,050.

Common Cause commends Sen. Dick Durbin and the more than a dozen other senators who’ve signed on as original co-sponsors of the Fair Elections Now Act. We urge additional senators to join in co-sponsoring and working for its passage. We also urge the House to act promptly on a similar bill, the Government by the People Act (HR 20), introduced last week to create a small donor matching fund for House races.