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Tell the Senate to Go Digital The current system for senators to submit campaign finance reports to the Federal Election Commission is a maze of back-and-forth between agencies that requires printing and re-typing the same information repeatedly. The result is an annual $250,000.00 bill to taxpayers and the delayed release of information to the public. Take action! Help Crash Their Party! As the race for the White House heats up, lobbyists have their eyes on more than just the next president. Lawmakers love to be pampered, and lobbyists are happy to oblige. For the upcoming presidential nominating conventions, help spoil their fun. Take action! White House: NOT for Sale The highest office in America should not be for sale. Yet, the presidential candidates are collecting truck loads of cash from bundlers and big donors. The "Presidential Funding Act of 2007" would fix this by modernizing the presidential public funding system. Take action! Call on Congress to Support Fair Elections The problem of money and its influence in elections is fundamental and must be addressed with a fundamental solution: the public funding of congressional elections - also called Fair Elections. Demand Congress pass the "Fair Elections Now Act" and put voters back at the center of elections. Take action! Become a Citizen Co-Sponsor Sign the petition to show your support for the Fair Elections Now Act. It addresses the fundamental problem of money and its influence in elections. The solution: public funding for congressional elections. Take action! Bird-Dog the Canidates The race for the White House gets more and more expensive every election. Now is the time to ask the candidates what they are going to about the For Sale sign on the White House lawn. Use our bird-dogging guide to put them on the spot and get real answers to this problem. Take action! Congress Backpedals on Campaign Reform The House passed a bill to allow front groups that flout campaign finance laws to get off without penalty. If the bill becomes law, we can expect a flood of shallow attack ads paid for by wealthy special interests that go well beyond what is legal. Hold your rep. accountable now! Victory! Congress Delivers on Lobbying and Ethics Reform Both the House and the Senate passed ethics reform legislation with veto-proof majorities. See how your representative and senators voted on the bill and call them to express your thanks or disappointment. Voters First PledgePublic Citizen is a part of a national coalition of reform groups pushing candidates to sign the Voters First Pledge. Visit VotersFirstPledge.org to see who has signed so far.
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