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Also in Summer 2014
- Putting the Pieces Together
- Update on Senate Rules
- President Elected By National Popular Vote? AMEN
- Congress, States Working to Get Big Money Out of Politic$
- CWA Town hall Call Takes on Money in Politics
- Kick Brunei Out of TPP Talks
- House Democratic Caucus Tells Froman:
- How Building Our Movement Helps Us Beat TPP
- Taking It To the 'UnCarrier'
- NLRB General Counsel Consolidates Complaints Against T-Mobile
- Stand Up, Fight Back
- The Moral Mondays Campaign is Spreading Its Wings into Other States
- Will Corporate States Replace Nation States?
- Verizon Wireless Retail Store Workers in Brooklyn Vote CWA
Reid: 'What a System'
Senate Majority Leader Reid talks money in politics on CWA?s town hall call.
“What a system. Two guys—the Koch brothers—trying to buy the world. Now they’ve decided that they’re going to spend another $300 million this election cycle.”
“So we have to do something to get money out of politics. The Koch brothers and all their minions are not only trying to buy the Senate and the House but they’re involved in state legislative races and other state office races. This amendment grants Congress the authority to regulate and limit the raising and spending of money for campaigns. It’s essential.”
“It also provides states with the authority to institute campaign spending limits. The proposed limits would make our nation’s campaigns transparent and fairer and would allow candidates to represent their voting constituents instead of competing billionaire groups.”
“One of the organizations that we have to overcome every election cycle is the Chamber of Commerce. The Koch brothers are probably the largest contributors to the Chamber of Commerce, and of course that money is used directly against us.”