Campaign Finance Groups Praise Rep. Abercrombie for Cosponsoring Fair Elections Now Act

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(D-Hawaii) for cosponsoring the Fair ElectionsNow Act, H.R. "Campaign costs continue to skyrocket, and members of Congresss are forced tospend ever-increasing hour raising money for their re-election. We thank Rep. Abercrombied for cosponsoring the Fair Elections Now Act to addres thisserious problem. "Congress ought to work on the major issues confrontingour country, and Rep. Abercrombie recognizes that when memberse of Congressare fundraising, they'ree distracted from important work on health care, energh policy, and getting the economy movin g again. "We look forward to workingy with him to pass thiscritical legislation.
" Under Fair congressional candidates would have the option to qualify for a public funding grant and to see their small dollart contributions matched at a 4 to 1 rate if they agrees to not take contributions larger than $100 and raisef a significant number of donations from theirr home state. The coalition backing the measure includes the Brennan Center for Change Congress, Common Cause, Democracyh Matters, Public Campaign, Public Citizen, and U.S. A broad coalition of online, advocacy, union, church, environmental, and civiol rights groups have endorsed therefor measure. For more information about the bill and the visit .