Not exact matches
Working together we will build
on all that we've achieved and continue to lift up New Yorkers by investing in our infrastructure, passing the DREAM
Act, enacting
campaign finance and voting
reform, and further strengthening New York's nation - leading gun safety laws.
«You might not support all of these issues, but it is important to know where you stand and where all Democrats stand
on a woman's right to choose, GENDA, single payer health care, contraceptive coverage, family planning funding,
campaign finance reform and the DREAM
Act.»
In his message to the WFP convention — delivered via pre-taped video and a brief phone call — Cuomo embraced the cause of a Democratic senate, signed
on to increasing the minimum wage and giving cities a say in setting it and vowed to pursue
campaign -
finance reform, the DREAM
Act, marijuana decriminalization and other goals.
Boehner blamed woes of the
campaign finance system on the 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act penned by Sens. John McCain (R
campaign finance system
on the 2002 Bipartisan
Campaign Reform Act penned by Sens. John McCain (R
Campaign Reform Act penned by Sens. John McCain (R - Ariz.)
Cuomo clearly enjoyed reliving his big gay marriage victory of two years ago — especially
on the heels of a not - so - successful (despite his vehement claims to the contrary) end of session, in which he sustained losses
on a number of key agenda items, including the Women's Equality
Act, and
campaign finance and ethics
reform.
(CNN)-
Campaign finance reform is the issue that the Tea Party and progressives can agree
on — at least in new ads designed to drum up support for the Fair Elections Now
Act.
Governor Cuomo, at an end of the year cabinet meeting, said he still considers
campaign finance reform and the other recommendations of the Moreland
Act Commission a «top tier» priority, but says he will first focus
on the state budget and a tax cutting plan.
Cuomo failed to get lawmakers to agree
on a package of
campaign finance reforms, and says he will now appoint a commission under the powers» of the state's Moreland
Act, to investigate
campaign filings at the State Board of Elections.
Mindful of the fact that the conservative grassroots is still smarting from the same - sex marriage vote two years ago, and steaming over the SAFE
Act passage, the Senate Republicans drew a line in the sand over the abortion plank of the governor's Women's Equality Agenda and also refused to budget
on campaign finance reform.
The thinking is that passage of GENDA could give a much needed progressive win to IDC Leader Jeff Klein & Co. at a time when the breakaway Democratic conference is under intense pressure from the left for (so far) failing to force a vote
on some of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's top agenda items, including the all - inclusive 10 - point Women's Equality
Act and the
campaign finance reform bill.
Former Assemblyman Richard Brodsky, in a piece published
on the Huffington Post earlier today, is questioning Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to enact a Moreland
Act Commission to investigate the Legislature following its failure to pass any
reform bills — especially public
campaign finance — saying the legal basis for this move» is at best uncertain, if not flat wrong.»
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has put creation of a Moreland
Act Commission
on the fast track since the Legislature declined to pass his ethics and
campaign finance reform package.
The Commission is just another bully pulpit for the Governor to talk but not
act on ethics and
campaign finance reform in the state legislature — something he was not up to the task of pushing through during his first three years in office.
I admire his stance against the Patriot
Act, as well as his efforts
on campaign finance reform and against torture and indefinite detentions of terror suspects without any mechanism for judicial review.
Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins said if that happens, she hopes one of the first measures the Senate will
act on will be
campaign finance reform.
Good - government groups hope it will spur Cuomo and the state legislature to
act on ethics
reforms, including public
financing of
campaigns and strengthening official watchdogs, like the Joint Commission
on Public Ethics.
In the Senate, she'll be ready
on day one to fight for stronger rent laws, the DREAM
Act,
campaign finance reform and tough new environmental safeguards.»
Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins says if that happens, she hopes one of the first measures the Senate will
act on will be
campaign finance reform.
The two factions could not agree
on campaign finance reforms, or a portion of a women's equality
act that includes abortion rights.
Cuomo has «supported» efforts
on the DREAM
Act,
campaign finance reform, and the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination
Act (GENDA), but has not made powerful public or behind - the - scenes - efforts to enact them.
Jeffries noted that Gov. Cuomo's backing will be crucial to the success of the Fair Elections
Act: «We need his leadership
on this issue, and I'm convinced if he decides to lead and move this forward, we can get meaningful
campaign finance reform in New York State.»
Koppell, if he runs, would be counting
on some of the wealthy Democrats to vote against Klein for the failure of comprehensive
campaign finance and ethics
reform, which stalled thanks to a lack of support from Andrew Cuomo and Klein's Republican partners in the Senate, and
on Hispanics in the district who are, in Koppell's words, «very disappointed at the way he failed to get the Dream
Act through.»
While he lauded accomplishments like marriage equality, he blasted Cuomo over the IDC and pointed to lack of progress
on the Dream
Act, electoral
reforms and
campaign finance reform.
He's tried twice and failed to enact public
campaign finance reform for all statewide offices, and last year lost
on a battle to enact a Women's Equality
Act that contained an abortion rights provision.
At his kick - off, Liu ripped the IDC for working with Republicans, whom he blamed for inertia
on initiatives such as the Women's Equality
Act, a hike in the minimum wage and
campaign finance reform.
The governor had promised to form the investigatory commission in accordance with the state's Moreland
Act after he and lawmakers failed to agree
on a package of ethics and elections law
reforms that ranged from increasing punishment for taking bribes to making it easier to register to vote to using taxpayer money to
finance political
campaigns.
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In spite of EPW's focus
on Vitter's billionaire's club and political spending by environmental groups, Senator Vitter has refused to support
campaign finance reform, or efforts aimed at reducing the wealthy's influence in politics, like the DISCLOSE
Act.