Article: Statement of Common Cause President Fred Wertheimer on Passage Today of House Campaign Finance Reform Bill

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statement by Common Cause President Fred Wertheimer on the passage today of the House campaign finance reform bill:

With the passage of H.R. 3 today, the House of Representatives has taken a very important step forward in the tough battle to reform the way our congressional campaigns are financed.

The key to the House-passed campaign finance bill is the substantial clean campaign resources that are authorized for House candidates in the form of communications vouchers to match small contributions. It is critically important to have adequate funding for the communications vouchers in place as part of any final legislation ...

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