Richard Durbin actually said...

I really believe that we need to get to the heart of the matter, and that is why I have introduced the Fair Elections Now Act, public funding.

Durbin advocates for public funding of elections to reduce special interest influence.

02/16/2011

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we have to have public financing of elections if we are going to give citizens their opportunity to have a voice.

I appreciate Senator Durbin's efforts to reinvigorate what is left of our public financing system.

Now a corporation can simply just budget corporate funds--they do not have to request anybody to contribute.

Even Ben Ginsberg, a long-time lawyer for Republican conservative causes, has warned of the consequences of this ruling.