Sentences with phrase «opposes public financing of political campaigns»
It opposes public financing of political campaigns despite the corrupt culture the present system has fostered.
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He told Syracuse.com he opposes Cuomo's calls for the Legislature to approve public financing of political campaigns, is undecided on closing the LLC loophole that lets wealthy donors contribute almost unlimited amounts to politicians, and is against the governor's call to limit the outside income of lawmakers to 15 percent of their $ 79,500 base salary as legislators.
Republicans in the state Legislature opposed a public campaign finance proposal from Cuomo, saying it was a waste of taxpayer dollars and would unfairly tilt the political playing field in favor of Democratic - leaning unions.
That gave the Senate GOP, which has blocked public financing of political campaigns on the grounds that it costs too much money, an opening to attack, citing the recent Q - poll that found New York voters oppose the system 51 percent to 39 percent.
Republican Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, meanwhile, has said he's opposed to public financing in part because taxpayers would fund political campaigns of people who they don't necessarily like.