Sentences with phrase «real campaign finance reform»

We have a chance — and it won't be here long — to bring about real campaign finance reform that includes public financing.
Jackson campaign spokesman Richard Fife criticized Alcantara for taking money from someone «who has sought to obstruct President Obama at every turn» and said the donation shows the need to «pass real campaign finance reform
If there's one takeaway from this election, it is that we need real campaign finance reform in this country, and we need to elect leaders who have dedicated themselves to getting corporate money out of our electoral process.»
«Her victory shows that voters will support candidates who champion real campaign finance reform, including citizen funded elections.
«I am running because we need universal health care, we need to ensure a quality education for every child, and we need to create real campaign finance reform on the state level,» Brezler wrote in the email.
Acknowledge it, propose real campaign finance reform, and move on to the issues.
Real campaign finance reform so more women can run against the old boys» network,» Gillibrand writes in the email.
Flanagan pointed specifically to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's unique attempt to help Democrats raise money in 2014, which has been the subject of a criminal referral and a legislative response, as something that would need to be addressed in order to «achieve real campaign finance reform and target corruption.»
«There are some people who like myself can't believe it can't be real campaign finance reform without public matching, but I think there can be baby steps.»
«Therefore, it is imperative that we implement real campaign finance reform and provide citizens with a voice in the very foundation of democracy — the ballot box.»
«Those elected as Democrats should respect voters» clearly expressed intent and sit with the Democratic Conference to implement important progressive goals like standing up for women's health, passing real campaign finance reform, raising the minimum wage and enacting common sense gun laws,» said Senate Democratic spokesman Mike Murphy.
Government reform groups say it's another sign that the pilot program for one race in the 2014 election cycle was designed to fail, and that politicians in New York are not yet serious about real campaign finance reforms.
And we need real campaign finance reforms: closing the LLC loophole, sharp limits on superPAC consultants and small - donor - match public financing of state elections.
In a statement obtained by CapTon, Koppell said Biaggi's election «will send a powerful message and take us one step closer to the progressive Democratic majority we deserve — one that passes stronger rent laws, the Dream Act, real campaign finance reform, and the Reproductive Health Act to firmly protect a woman's right to choose in New York.»
«To clarify any confusion, we wish to make clear our belief that public financing would be an indispensable part of any real campaign finance reform legislation,» they said in a joint statement.
That would be real campaign finance reform, instead of throwing tax dollars at politicians.»
And it's probably not going to happen until we have real campaign finance reform and get rid of all these superpacs, and the power of the insurance companies and the drug companies.
«The time is now for Governor Cuomo and lawmakers to make good on what they failed to do last time — pass real campaign finance reform and get money out of politics in this state for good,» said Samuels.
«Over the past two months, no one had worked harder to pass real campaign finance reform than my colleagues and I in the IDC.
This is evil and underlies why Flanagan will not allow a real campaign finance reform bill to come before Senators.
«We look forward to working with Governor Cuomo to push a number of issues that are important to him but have been blocked by the Senate Republicans including raising the minimum wage, real campaign finance reform and passing common sense gun control measures like microstamping,» said Senate Democratic spokesman Mike Murphy.
«With Brighter Future, I also hope to demonstrate a commitment to real campaign finance reform,» Jolly said.
It's time to pass real campaign finance reform that eliminates the strangle hold that lobbyists and special interests have on our politicians.
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