On March 31, at a press-only event at the U.S. Capitol, Sen. Dick Durbin (Ill.) talked about one of the reasons why he and other members of Congress are introducing the Fair Elections Now Act. After watching the video, please take a minute to sign the petition below urging members of Congress to support the Fair Elections Now Act.
Petition Text:
I urge you to co-sponsor the Fair Elections Now Act, introduced by Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), and Reps. John Larson (D-Conn.), Walter Jones (R-N.C.), and Todd Platts (R-PA).
Under the Fair Elections Now Act, Congressional candidates who raise enough small dollar donations qualify for the fair elections system and receive a competitive grant coupled with a 4 to 1 match on additional contributions between $5-$100.
If you agree with me that this is a better way to run elections, please help make sure this bill moves quickly through Congress.
Call Your Legislator to Co-Sponsor FENA
You can reach your senators and representatives at
202-224-3121. If you don't know who they are, that's OK. Just tell the operator
your zip code, and they will connect you.
Here's a message you can leave for your Senator and Representative: “Hello, my
name is _________, and I live in _________. I am calling to urge
Senator/Representative _________ to co-sponsor the Fair Elections Now Act. As politicians, under our current system you spend an enormous amount of time dialing for dollars from large corporate donors. The answer to this problem is legislation that incentivizes small dollar gifts and helps end the influence of special interest money in politics. We ask you to make this plan a reality by supporting the Fair Elections Now Act."
Then,
please report your call below, so we can keep track of how many calls are made.
Join the Donor Strike
Using the form below, pledge not to donate to any federal candidate unless they support legislation making congressional elections citizen-funded, not special-interest funded.
Just select the name of the candidate and tell us how much you plan to withhold. We'll compile the results and, along with our coalition partners, let the media and Congress know that our dollars are off the table until they support the Fair Elections Now Act to reform our campaign finance system.
Thank You President Obama
Over the last four years, ethical scandals have hurt our faith in our nation's elected officials. President Obama has made ethics a cornerstone issue of his presidency, and by issuing executive orders on ethics as one of his first actions in office has taken decisive action. Please call and applaud President Obama's first steps to transparency.
President Barack Obama, 202-456-1414 (White House switchboard)
Here's a sample message you can leave: "Thank you President Obama for making ethics, accountability and transparency a priority in your administration by introducing strong ethics rules with your Executive Orders. I urge to continue making this a priority during the course of your presidency. "
Then let us know you called by filling out the form below.
