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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 02:50 PM Original message |
AP: House to vote on abolishing presidential campaign matching fund next week |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
1. Mixed feelings about this.... |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 02:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. They are trying to stack the deck in favor of Republicans |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 04:25 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. President Obama rejected matching funds for the 2008 general election |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 03:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Public financing of all their campaigns would enable them to work for us, not the special interests |
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arcane1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
3. "save taxpayers $520 million over 10 years" |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
4. Let's assess |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 12:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. And a sad assessment for the Republican led House, it is! |
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global1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
6. Citizens United Strikes Again....... |
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Marsala (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
8. It won't hurt us directly until 2016 at the earliest |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
9. The matching funds system as it stands is dead anyway |
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former9thward (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
10. It should be abolished. |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 12:45 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Alright, then. How about returning to the $100 income tax credit for political contributions. |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
11. House roll call vote on this will begin soon. Pelosi is now speaking. |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
14. Dems have a motion to recommit H.R. 359, which will fail. Will be followed by vote on H.R. 359. |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
15. The bill passed 239 to 160. Ten Dems voted with R's. Walter Jones., R-NC voted No. |
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