Sentences with phrase «passing public financing of elections»
Tell Governor Cuomo to focus on what really matters — strengthening our democracy by passing public financing of elections in New York.
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Koppell has said that legislative priorities, such as public financing of elections and the Dream Act, would have passed if the Democrats controlled the chamber instead of the IDC.
In a video message, the governor informed WFP delegates that he is firmly committed to passing progressive priorities including public financing of elections, a higher minimum wage, the Dream Act, and women's equality initiatives.
State Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries reiterated his strong support for public campaign finance in an interview on MSNBC this week, urging fellow state lawmakers to pass the Fair Elections Act before the end of the legislative session.
«They can start by enacting the Moreland Commission's number one recommendation: passing statewide public financing of elections to level the playing field between wealthy donors and working families.»
«With the public's faith in Albany rapidly eroding, now is the time for Governor Cuomo to enact the Moreland Commission's number one recommendation: pass statewide public financing of elections to level the playing field between wealthy donors and working families,» Lipton said.
Nor does the solutions section of his website feature the specific demand for full public financing of elections, another of Nader's key issues, (although Anderson has mentioned the idea in passing in a blog interview).
At our state conference last month, we overwhelmingly passed resolutions supporting guaranteed healthcare as a human right, free public education from pre-K through college or trade school, a living wage and fair compensation for all, investments in environmental protection and renewable energy, restoration of voting rights to former felons, public financing of elections to eradicate the corrupting influence of big money in politics, and other policies that serve the people.
«The Fair Elections for New York campaign has been clear that all of our partners want to see the Senate pass comprehensive campaign finance reform with public funding at its core,» he said.
The Citizens» Election Program was Connecticut's landmark effort, passed in 2006, to remove the taint of special - interest money from elections and to level the playing field for candidates through voluntary public financing of political campaigns.
In 2014, Klein announced that the IDC would rejoin with mainline Democrats in January 2015, citing the Republican - controlled Senate's inability to pass on the DREAM Act, increase the state's minimum wage, or allow for the public financing of elections.
«Governor Cuomo has made some big commitments to pass progressive legislation — including support for the DREAM Act, the Women's Equality Act, public financing of elections, and an increase in the minimum wage.