NH Primary Source: Hassan again endorsed by End Citizens United/Let America Vote advocacy group
Progressive organization calls New Hampshire Democrat champion of campaign finance, election reform Share Updated: 4:19 AM EDT May 13, 2021
Progressive organization calls New Hampshire Democrat champion of campaign finance, election reform Share Updated: 4:19 AM EDT May 13, 2021 New Hampshire Primary Source gives you breaking and behind-the-scenes political news by John DiStaso, the most experienced political writer in the state and a recipient of a New Hampshire Press Association Lifetime Achievement Award. To sign up for WMUR s weekly New Hampshire Primary Source and political email newsletter, which will be delivered to your inbox on Thursday at 6 a.m., click here.KEY ENDORSEMENT. Sen. Maggie Hassan’s support for reform of federal campaign finance and voting laws has earned her the endorsement of the combined progressive nonprofit End Citizens United a
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“Look for the union label!” Remember that little ditty on TV that promoted consumption of union-made goods and products? It’s good advice, whether you’re purchasing a car or appliance, clothing, food or drinks. Consumers have tremendous power to affect the common good by focusing their buying habits on union-made, union-grown, union-marketed products. Employers will eventually become more favorable to unionization when they see their unionized competition is gaining on them owing to popular favor.
Maybe the same principle can be applied to organizations that solicit our financial support healthcare institutions and advocacy groups, human rights, arts, environmental, religious, gun control, voting rights, etc.
A national campaign finance and election reform group on Thursday endorsed U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet s bid for a third term, noting that the Colorado Democrat is the only senator seeking
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The Senate Rules Committee gridlocked on nearly 40 proposed amendments to the For the People Act during a hearing Tuesday. Democrats were unable to strike a compromise with Republicans, dooming the bill to near-certain defeat on the Senate floor.
Democrats have prioritized the bill’s passage. It would make a wide range of changes to federal elections, including implementing a public financing system for all federal candidates, expanding vote-by-mail programs and instituting automatic voter registration.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), a longtime proponent of “dark money” and corporate spending, leads Republican opposition to the bill. During the hearing, he proposed an amendment to neutralize a provision requiring 501(c)(4) political nonprofits to disclose the identities of donors giving more than $10,000. The amendment failed by vote of 9-9.