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Walter Jones on Gyrocopters and Government By the People Act
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On April 21, Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.) spoke on the House floor about the mailman who landed a gyrocopter on the Capitol lawn to protest the current state of money-in-politics. Jones agrees the influence of super PACs and big money is a problem and said he’s “seen it get worse and worse…
Members of Congress Speak Out on Government By the People
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Taking Congress Back From Special Interests
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With the influence of big donors and special interests growning exponentially after the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, Reps. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and John Sarbanes (D-Md.) have an editorial in The Arizona Republic in support of the Government By the People Act (H.R. 20). They both mention the troubling perception…
“Let’s Kick Big Money Out of Politics”
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More thank five years after the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling, and a flood of big money into elections, Representatives John Sarbanes (D-MD) and Annie Kuster (D-NH) published an op-ed in The Concord Monitor in support of the Government By the People Act. They mention, “In the first days of…
With Government By the People Act, A Reason for Hope
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Following the most expensive midterm elections in history, coupled with the lowest voter turnout since the Second World War, it could be easy to get discouraged by the state of our politics. But in a recent op-ed in the Des Moines Register, Reps. Dave Loebsack (D-IA) and John Sarbanes (D-MD) see…