S.1285 - Fair Elections Now Act

A bill to reform the financing of Senate elections, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: A bill to reform the financing of Senate elections, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Fair Elections Now Act as introduced.

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06/27/11
S.1285 - OpenCongress

S.1285 - Hybrid and Electric Trucks and Infrastructure Act. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the credit for new qualified hybrid motor vehicles, and for other purposes. view all titles (2) ...

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06/18/09
How to Hide the Torture Photos - Blog - OpenCongress

But in a little noticed move on Wednesday night, the Senate passed the amendment again as a stand-alone bill (S. 1285). Like they did with the original amendment, they passed the bill by unanimous consent, meaning that ...

Source: Donny Shaw
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06/15/09
S.1285: Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009 ...

OpenCongress Summary. This is a stand-alone version of the Lieberman-Graham amendment from Iraq/Afghanistan supplemental to block the public disclosed of any detainee torture photos, even if the Freedom of Information Act compelled their .... Other than on

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12/30/08
All Things Reform: Join Social Actions contest to create an ...

... Richard Durbin (3); Richard Shelby (1); rights (20); Robert Reich (1); Robert Wexler (2); rollovers (1); Ron Paul (2); Ross Perot (2); RSS (1); RTBA (1); rudy giuliani (1); rules (7); Russ Feingold (1); S.1 (2); S.1285 (6) ...

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11/24/08
Will Maine Lead the Way? | Public Campaign Action Fund

S. 1285, if passed, could offer an opportunity for any well-qualified person to run for national office. Viable candidates, by going through the process of establishing credibility as Fair Elections candidates, would receive public ...

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11/15/08
All Things Reform: Send President-Elect Obama's transition team ...

... Richard Durbin (3); Richard Shelby (1); rights (19); Robert Reich (1); Robert Wexler (2); rollovers (1); Ron Paul (2); Ross Perot (2); RSS (1); RTBA (1); rudy giuliani (1); rules (7); Russ Feingold (1); S.1 (2); S.1285 (6) ...

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11/08/08
Lobbyists are Citizens Too

For example, the Fair Elections Now Act (S.1285), which mandated that candidates for Senate run on public funding only, made our role nearly irrelevant in those races. We fought against that legislation with all the influence we had, ...

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10/01/08
About John McCain

2006: McCain refuses to sponsor same bill with Sen. Feingold (S. 3740) 2007: McCain refuses to sponsor same bill with Sen. Feingold (S. 436, S. 2412) 2007: McCain refuses to cosponsor Fair Elections Now Act (S. 1285) ...

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09/23/08
WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 7022, The Fair Elections Now Act

Learn More. Read the Bill; See What People Are Saying. See Related Bills:. The Fair Elections Now Act (S. 936) · The Fair Elections Now Act (S. 1285). See Bills on the Same Subject: N/A. See Bills in the Same Budget Category: ...

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08/24/08
The Daily Politics - NY Daily News

Meanwhile, he doesn't say a word about real reform, like the "Clean Money, Clean Elections" system in use in his home state, while Obama is a cosponsor of the bill in the Senate (S.1285). Maverick? McCain used to be one, ...

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07/12/08
Hey, Senator Obama! I know that you're busy in Chicago ducking the ...

Amanda Carpenter over at Town Hall noticed - as is her wont, clever person that she is - that there's a couple of bills that you co-sponsored: S. 1285 (the "Fair Elections Now Act") and S. 436 (the "Presidential Funding Act of 2007"

Source: RedState
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06/29/08
CQ Politics | Some Groups Go Easy on Obama for Opting Out

The bill referred to in the article (second to last paragraph) is S.1285, and is a "Clean Money" system. This system is in place in Maine and Arizona, and is starting up in Connecticut this year. There are also bills in several other ...

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06/26/08
Campaign Finance: Legislative Developments and Policy Issues in ...

During the spring and summer of 2007, the committee also held hearings on coordinated party expenditures (S. 1091) and congressional public financing legislation (S. 1285). Two non-legislative items are also particularly noteworthy. ...

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06/19/08
Hey, Senator Obama! I know that you're busy in Chicago ducking the ...

Amanda Carpenter over at Town Hall noticed - as his her wont, clever person that she is - that there's a couple of bills that you co-sponsored: S. 1285 (the "Fair Elections Now Act") and S. 436 (the "Presidential Funding Act of 2007"

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06/18/08
Political Punch

He also is a cosponsor of a Senate bill, the Fair Elections Now Act, S. 1285, to bring full, voluntary public financing to congressional elections. Sponsored by Assistant Senate Majority Leader Durbin (D-IL) and Arlen Specter (R-PA), ...

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06/09/08
Common Cause Blog :: Common Cause Weekly Update - June 11, 2008

Rob Arnow writes in a posting to the California Progress Report on June 6 that California's citizens have a tremendous opportunity and responsibility to affect the outcome of S.1285, the bipartisan Fair Elections Now Act, ...

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04/18/08
OpEdNews » Fair Elections Now

Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Arlen Specter (R-PA) introduced the Fair Elections Now Act (S. 1285), legislation that would bring full public financing of elections to the Senate. According to the website, Fair Elections Now, this legislation ...

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04/17/08
OpEdNews » Fair Elections Now

Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Arlen Specter (R-PA) introduced the Fair Elections Now Act (S. 1285), legislation that would bring full public financing of elections to the Senate. According to the website, Fair Elections Now, this legislation ...

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04/16/08
Fair Elections Now

Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Arlen Specter (R-PA) introduced the Fair Elections Now Act (S. 1285), legislation that would bring full public financing of elections to the Senate. According to the website, Fair Elections Now, this legislation ...

Source: Chris Lugo
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04/12/08
OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - S.2838 Fairness in Nursing Home ...

RSS (1); RTBA (1); rudy giuliani (1); rules (7); Russ Feingold (1); S.1 (2); S.1285 (6); S.1825 (1); S.2045 (1); S.223 (4); S.2291 (1); S.2321 (1); S.2663 (1); S.2746 (1); S.2775 (1); S.2838 (1); S.3123 (1); S.3212 (1); S.3276 (1) . ...

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04/10/08
Sign our petition! | Fair Elections Now!

I support the Fair Elections Now Act (S.1285), the bipartisan bill introduced in the US Senate that would create a voluntary system of publicly funded elections. Elections should empower voters and volunteers instead of campaign donors ...

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04/08/08
Got Pork?

Publicly funded elections, as set forth in the Durbin-Specter Fair Elections Now Act (S. 1285), are the best way to achieve sensible spending priorities in the Congress. Friday's Washington Post featured a letter to the editor from Sean ...

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04/06/08
Spring Cleaning at MobLogic.tv: News and Politics Web Show with ...

Barack Obama is a co-sponsor of the Fair Elections Now Act, S. 1285, a bill that would bring full public financing into Congressional elections, and a co-sponsor of the Presidential Funding Act of 2007. He has also committed in writing ...

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04/04/08
Participate in Fair Elections Action Week Monday April 14 to ...

It will promote the Fair Elections Now Act (FENA) (S.1285) now being legislated in the US Senate. FENA would bring full public financing of elections to the US Senate. Again, the dedicated web site for Fair Elections Action Week is at ...

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03/25/08
Care2 & ThePetitionSite get on the Unfair Elections gravy train

That’s why the bipartisan Fair Elections Now Act (S.1285) is important. The bill would create a fully voluntary system of public funding for Senate candidates. Help get the influence of big money out of politics and put democracy into ...

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03/20/08
Tell your two US Senators to vote YES on Fair Elections

A bill addresses this, called The Fair Elections Now Act (S.1285). Fair Elections is a major campaign finance reform issue, and passing it would undercut alot of questions relating to legislators' possible favoring of their private ...

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03/18/08
OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - S.2775 Fair Share Act of 2008

rollovers (1); Ron Paul (2); Ross Perot (2); RSS (1); RTBA (1); rudy giuliani (1); rules (7); Russ Feingold (1); S.1 (2); S.1285 (6); S.1825 (1); S.2045 (1); S.223 (4); S.2291 (1); S.2321 (1); S.2663 (1); S.2746 (1); S.2775 (1) . ...

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03/16/08
End Corruption in Politics: Support Public Financing of Senate ...

That's why the bipartisan Fair Elections Now Act (S.1285) is important. The bill would create a fully voluntary system of public funding for Senate candidates. Help get the influence of big money out of politics and put democracy into ...

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02/28/08
HUMAN CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVE FOUR

http://www.hillaryclinton.com/action/ideas/?sc=1774&utm_source=1774&utm_medium=e TAKE ACTION ON I support the Fair Elections Now Act (S.1285), http://capwiz.com/nami/issues/alert/?alertid=11266531 TAKE ACTION ON Help Promote Awareness ...

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02/26/08
OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - S.2663 CPSC Reform Act

Robert Wexler (2); rollovers (1); Ron Paul (2); Ross Perot (2); RSS (1); RTBA (1); rudy giuliani (1); rules (7); Russ Feingold (1); S.1 (2); S.1285 (6); S.1825 (1); S.2045 (1); S.223 (4); S.2291 (1); S.2321 (1); S.2663 (1) . ...

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