Speaker Pelosi has promised a vote on the Fair Elections Now Act

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This bill below is apparently a revised version of the Fair Elections Now Act which was introduced by Rep. John Larson who introduced the original Fair Elections Now Act, H.R. 1826 on 7/30/2009 and which has 165 cosponsors. There is no better time for Democrats to stand up for public financing of their campaigns and distinguish themselves from Republicans. Will they have the courage to do what's right for our broken system of campaign finance. That's the question.

Tell Politicians You Won't Support Then Unless They Support the Fair Elections Now Act: http://www.fixcongressfirst.org/pages/pledge

H.R.6116
Title: Fair Elections Now Act
Sponsor: Rep Larson, John B. (introduced 9/14/2010) Cosponsors (18)

Related Bills: H.R.1826, S.752
Latest Major Action: 9/23/2010 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
COSPONSORS(18), BY DATE : (Sort: alphabetical order)

Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. - 9/14/2010
Rep Capuano, Michael E. - 9/14/2010
Rep Pingree, Chellie - 9/14/2010
Rep Holt, Rush D. - 9/14/2010
Rep Platts, Todd Russell - 9/14/2010
Rep Nadler, Jerrold - 9/14/2010
Rep Cooper, Jim - 9/14/2010
Rep Heinrich, Martin - 9/14/2010
Rep Polis, Jared - 9/14/2010
Rep Edwards, Donna F. - 9/14/2010
Rep Doyle, Michael F. - 9/14/2010
Rep Lofgren, Zoe - 9/22/2010
Rep Gonzalez, Charles A. - 9/23/2010
Rep Hirono, Mazie K. - 9/29/2010
Rep Yarmuth, John A. - 9/29/2010
Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. - 9/29/2010
Rep Costello, Jerry F. - 9/29/2010
Rep Honda, Michael M. - 11/16/2010

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1. The blu dogs are still there.

They'll bark on their way out.

Mission accomplished.

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2. Sixteen, yes 16, Blue Dogs cosponsored the original bill H.R. 1826. Six lost in the mid-terms.

(Let's give them credit where credit's due. They appreciate how much of their time is spent raising money to fill their campaign coffers and not spent working for the public interest. And, they will all be able to vote in the lame duck for the new version of the Fair Elections Now Act, H.R. 6116.)

Blue Dogs who cosponsored H.R. 1826

Mike Arcuri
Joe Baca
Leonard Boswell
Ben Chandler
Jim Cooper
Kathy Dahlkemper
Gabrielle Giffords
Jane Harman
Frank Kratovil
Betsy Markey
Mike Michaud
Walt Minnick
Scott Murphy
Loretta Sanchez
Heath Shuler
Mike Thompson

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3. Kick! The time is now to get a vote in the House.

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4. Senator Barack Obama on public financing of campaigns in 2006...

“The whole issue of money in politics is one that I’m constantly struggling with because my preference would be that we got public financing of campaigns and nobody has to raise money whatsoever.”
- Sen. Barack Obama, (D-IL), National Public Radio, October 20, 2006

http://www.commoncause.org/site/pp.asp?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=4773903

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5. Presidential candidate Obama on public financing of congressional elections in 2007...

“I also believe that if we’re serious about change, we need to have a real discussion about public financing for congressional elections. Because even if we can stop lobbyists from buying us lunch or taking us out on junkets, they’ll still be able to attend our fundraisers – and that’s access the average American doesn’t have.”

— Barack Obama, August 2, 2007.

Video at link, as well: http://www.publicampaign.org/obama_on_fair_elections