Public Campaign Action Fund blogs

30 former members of Congress tell Washington, D.C.: "The Time is Now For Bold Action."

Johnny Papagiannis — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:00:33 +0000

Today in Roll Call, 30 former members of Congress placed an ad calling for the current Congress to act boldly by passing the Fair Elections Now Act.

Clean Up Washington, D.C.

Monica Rober — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:06:02 +0000

Steve Hildebrand, former adviser to President Obama, talks with CNN about the need to reform Washington, D.C. and clean up Congress.

The Pressure of Fundraising

Monica Rober — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:53:18 +0000

Politico spoke to a dozen freshman congressmen about the pressures of fundraising and found that nearly all lament the arduous process.

PRESS RELEASE: McConnell defends speech rights of corrupt foreign company

Johnny Papagiannis — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:42:11 +0000

Public Campaign Action Fund issued a press release today on the recent guilty plea to bribery by BAE Systems, a foreign-based company that has given heavily to Sen. Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) campaigns and received millions in earmarks.

Stop the Chase for Campaign Cash

Johnny Papagiannis — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:06:33 +0000

Agnes Gund, a philanthropist and major political donor, has an op-ed in today's Politico about Citizens United and the need for Fair Elections.

Virtual Town Hall Today with Lead House Fair Elections Sponsor Rep. John Larson

Johnny Papagiannis — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:19:30 +0000

Click here http://townhall.fairelectionsnow.org TODAY, February 25 at 6:00 P.M. EST for a virtual town hall meeting with Fair Elections Now Act (H.R. 1826) lead House sponsor, Rep. John B. Larson (D-Conn.).

2010 Midterm Elections: Most Expensive Ever?

Johnny Papagiannis — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:56:10 +0000

The Huffington Post reports on an analysis by the Center for Responsive Politics (CRP) that shows that the upcoming 2010 elections will be the most expensive ever.

Big Donors to Speaker Pelosi: Pass Fair Elections

Johnny Papagiannis — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:17:16 +0000

The New York Times political blog, The Caucus, reports that big donors have wriiten a letter to Speaker Pelosi (D-Calif.) that says enough is enough - it's time to pass Fair Elections style campaign reform.

Poll Shows Citizens United ruling has added to voter anger with Washington

Johnny Papagiannis — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:38:36 +0000

Politico has a story today on a recent poll commissioned by Common Cause, Change Congress and Public Campaign Action Fund that shows that voters believe special interests run the show in Washington. The survey also showed voters strongly favor revamping the campaign finance system with the Fair Elections Now Act.

Voters demand response to Citizens United

Adam Smith — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:34:53 +0000

While most of Washington is still digging out of this weekend's blizzard, Public Campaign Action Fund joined with Common Cause and Change Congress to release new polling today on the impact of the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision and the Fair Elections Now Act.