The window of opportunity for Congress to pass the DISCLOSE Act is shrinking fast.
On Monday, Congress convenes for a "lame duck" session to end the year… in January, the Tea Party-dominated Republican majority takes over in the House, comprised of many of the beneficiaries of this year's runaway, undisclosed corporate spending.
PFAW is pulling out all the stops and will be putting as much pressure as we can on Congress to pass the DISCLOSE Act in this short session, before time runs out and the new House majority is seated.
Help build the centerpiece of our lobbying efforts. Sign our emergency petition to pass the DISCLOSE Act right now.
Earlier this year, Republican senators voted in lockstep to filibuster the DISCLOSE Act, with a handful of GOP senators from more liberal states hanging their objections on various provisions of the bill. This time around, Democrats will be offering a stripped-down version which will simply require the wealthy interests that bankroll the attack ads and directly support candidates to come out of hiding and reveal themselves.
As we saw in this past election, shadowy front groups with pleasant sounding names like "Commission on Hope, Growth and Opportunity," the "Coalition to Protect Seniors," and the "Center for Individual Freedom" are paying for endless ads on the public airwaves and not disclosing their donors. Voters have a right to know who is funding these messages.
It's time to pull back the curtain from the corporate special interests like Big Oil and Big Insurance which are funding much of this activity and give Americans the information they deserve to make up their minds about issues and candidates.
Join our emergency petition to pass the DISCLOSE Act now and ask others to do the same.
It's no wonder the Right wants to keep this information hidden from voters. We saw in the midterm elections that when voters know where the funding for campaign messages is coming from, they are more likely to see through misleading attacks and evaluate biased ads more reasonably.
This is a major all-hands-on-deck campaign we are waging, but making sure you are on board by adding your name to our emergency petition is the first critical step.
This is a fight we can win, but we don't have much time. Please sign now and spread the word.
-- Diallo Brooks, Director of Field Mobilization
On Monday, Congress convenes for a "lame duck" session to end the year… in January, the Tea Party-dominated Republican majority takes over in the House, comprised of many of the beneficiaries of this year's runaway, undisclosed corporate spending.
PFAW is pulling out all the stops and will be putting as much pressure as we can on Congress to pass the DISCLOSE Act in this short session, before time runs out and the new House majority is seated.
Help build the centerpiece of our lobbying efforts. Sign our emergency petition to pass the DISCLOSE Act right now.
Earlier this year, Republican senators voted in lockstep to filibuster the DISCLOSE Act, with a handful of GOP senators from more liberal states hanging their objections on various provisions of the bill. This time around, Democrats will be offering a stripped-down version which will simply require the wealthy interests that bankroll the attack ads and directly support candidates to come out of hiding and reveal themselves.
As we saw in this past election, shadowy front groups with pleasant sounding names like "Commission on Hope, Growth and Opportunity," the "Coalition to Protect Seniors," and the "Center for Individual Freedom" are paying for endless ads on the public airwaves and not disclosing their donors. Voters have a right to know who is funding these messages.
It's time to pull back the curtain from the corporate special interests like Big Oil and Big Insurance which are funding much of this activity and give Americans the information they deserve to make up their minds about issues and candidates.
Join our emergency petition to pass the DISCLOSE Act now and ask others to do the same.
It's no wonder the Right wants to keep this information hidden from voters. We saw in the midterm elections that when voters know where the funding for campaign messages is coming from, they are more likely to see through misleading attacks and evaluate biased ads more reasonably.
This is a major all-hands-on-deck campaign we are waging, but making sure you are on board by adding your name to our emergency petition is the first critical step.
This is a fight we can win, but we don't have much time. Please sign now and spread the word.
-- Diallo Brooks, Director of Field Mobilization
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