Congressman Brady declared a Democracy Champ

Philadelphia --- Congressman Bob Brady is presented commemorative boxing gloves for his work as a “Democracy Champ” by the Campaign for Fair Elections in front of the Rocky statue at the Philadelphia Art Museum.

 Last week, Brady’s House Administration Committee approved the Fair Elections Now Act —a historic step forward in putting elections back in the hands of voters. The bill, which would allow candidates to ignore corporations and special interests and run competitive campaigns by relying on small donations from their voters, will now go to the House floor for a vote.

The Congressman said, “The bill is designed to ensure that elections are put back in the hands of everyday working Americans, instead of us relying on corporate lobbyists to fund our political campaigns. If we are to have a government that is fair, effective and accountable, we need to have a system in which individual voters are as important as corporate lobbyists.”

“With this committee vote, voters won and special interests lost,” says David Donnelly, campaign manager of the Campaign for Fair Elections. “Chairman Robert Brady and his colleagues on the Committee must be commended for their strong leadership on Fair Elections, and for voting to place government back into the hands of the American people.”

The Fair Elections Now Act would allow candidates to raise donations of $100 or less from their home state, which would be matched on a four-to-one basis. The system is funded by the sale of broadcast spectrum, with no cost to taxpayers.

Learn more about the bill at www.fairelectionsnow.org.

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