January 22, 2010
Contact: Shawn Mitchell
843-860-1596
www.electdobbs.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Congressional Candidate Robert Dobbs Calls on Members of Congress to End the Corrupt Political Campaign Finance System.
Georgetown, SC - Congressional candidate Robert Dobbs (SC-1, D) responds to the ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court allowing corporate campaign contributions and the need for true campaign finance reform.
Robert Dobbs stated, “The Fair Elections Now Act (S.752, H.R.1826), is an answer to the ridiculous amount of money influencing Washington; which will increase with the recent Supreme Court ruling allowing corporate money into campaigns. The people of America spoke in 2008 and continue to speak today, they want their government back. This bill would allow federal candidates to run for office without relying on large contributions, big money bundlers, donations from lobbyists, or now money from corporations. Members of Congress would be freed from the constant fundraising in order to focus on what people in their communities want and not the needs of the special interests.”
The Fair Elections Now Act (S.752, H.R.1826), a bipartisan bill that was introduced in both chambers of Congress in 2009, would allow Congressional candidates to run for office using small donations and limited public financing, and not take any large contributions. Currently 6 U.S. Senators, 125 Members of the House, and 40 CEO’s support this legislation. http://www.fairelectionsnow.org/
Key Points of the Legislation include:
• Candidates would raise a large number of small contributions from their communities in order to qualify for Fair Elections funding. Contributions are limited to $100.
• No contributions, fundraising, or bundling will be allowed from PACs or Corporations.
• Participating candidates could take only individual contributions of $100 or less for their leadership PACs.
• The Fair Elections fund will be fully financed and revenue neutral, with no funding from individual taxpayers.
In 2008, a poll by Lake Research Partners and the Tarrance Group, 67% support providing qualified congressional candidates a limited amount of public funding if they agree to take no large contributions. This support came from 69% of Democrats, 64% of Republicans, and 66% of independents all showing strong support.
Dobbs also stated, “It is time to return the control of government back to the people, not the corporations and not the lobbyists. The time to change how Washington does business is now. This bill will be the change necessary to improve public confidence in their elected representatives in Washington; especially considering the move by the Supreme Court. I encourage all Members of Congress to support this bipartisan effort to return our government back to the people. It is the people’s government, not the special interests and/or corporations.”
Robert Dobbs, a veteran of the U.S. Army, is running for Congress in South Carolina’s First District.
http://www.electdobbs.com
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