Sentences with phrase «special interest influence»

The best available evidence suggests that funding political campaigns with public dollars does little to reduce special interest influence, encourage competitive races or boost political participation.

He is the leading opponent of Campaign Finance reform and the leading protector of special interest influence.

ALEC gets 98 percent of its funding from corporations and sources like the Koch family foundations, and it acts as a conduit for special interest influence in state legislatures.

Democrats in the state Senate introduced a package of bills that they say would lessen special interest influences in politics and curb some on going abuses.

First things first: the people have exceeded their tolerance of campaign money, perceived special interest influence, and the perception of rigged electoral outcomes.

A group calling itself CDC Scientists Preserving Integrity, Diligence, and Ethics in Research (CDC SPIDER) recently submitted a letter to the CDC chief of staff expressing grave concerns about special interest influence being exerted on the agency's leaders.

* Curry's view is subject to confirmation bias * Possibly there is some as yet unseen special interest influence * Curry has become a victim of her own tribe mentality problem / hypothesis * Dr. Curry is not sufficiently knowledgeable in the field of climate science to express a competently informed view

Kromm acknowledged that merit selection can be a good reform «when done right, but what this body has supported is legislative merit selection which does little to stop special interest influence over our judiciary.»

Proponents argue that the process takes judges out of the politics involved in running a campaign and stems the tide of special interest influence.

Connecticut deserves a strong campaign finance system that reflects the twin values of reducing special interest influence and making viable the ideas and candidates supported by ordinary voters without big money backers.

As the largest manager of retirement savings in the country, Vanguard has the power — and the obligation — to combat Citizens United politics and special interest influence in our elections.

The top priority of any candidate, according to the former Louisiana governor / congressman, should be to get the special interest influence out of politics — an endeavor he insists can only be achieved through dramatic campaign finance reform.

Governor Andrew Cuomo has introduced legislation that seeks to enact a system of small donor matching funds for state elections, along with a number of other provisions designed to reduce corruption and special interest influence.

Governor Cuomo Introduces Campaign Finance Reform Legislation with a Public Financing Option Governor Andrew Cuomo has introduced legislation that seeks to enact a system of small donor matching funds for state elections, along with a number of other provisions designed to reduce corruption and special interest influence.

He added, «What we found is a clear illustration of the special interest influence that is out of control in Washington right now.»