Top Money in Politics News

Democrats Go Into 2019 With Ethics Blazing (Roll Call) A discussion of H.R.1 with quotes from Karen Hobert Flynn of Common Cause, Tiffany Muller of End Citizens United, Fred Wertheimer of Democracy 21, and Meredith McGehee of Issue One.

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IN DEMOCRATS’ FIRST BILL, THERE’S A QUIET PUSH TO MAKE PUBLIC CAMPAIGN FINANCE A REALITY (The Intercept)
Democrats Have Their Package Of Reform Bills In Hand. Here’s How It All Came Together. (HuffPost)
House Democrats are set to unveil first legislation for new Congress, with a focus on voting rights (ThinkProgress)
What the Democrats Must Do First (American Prospect)
House Democrats to unveil political reform legislation as ‘H.R. 1’ (The Washington Post)

These House Newbies Are Already Fundraising for 2020 (Roll Call) Ahead of the curve? “New Jersey Democrat Jeff Van Drew just got elected to Congress. He won’t be sworn in until Jan. 3. But his campaign is already working to keep him there. Just weeks after he flipped a South Jersey seat that President Donald Trump carried in 2016, Van Drew joined a handful of other newly elected lawmakers in making appeals for donations for their next campaigns.”

Ending pay to play in D.C. (The Washington Post) Craig Holman of Public Citizen pens an op-ed on why it’s time to end pay-to-play politics in D.C.

SOCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

ON H.R.1
RT Roll Call Pelosi, Sarbanes say package will draw from an existing voting rights measure and a proposed change in ethics laws that would require disclosure of presidential tax returns http://bit.ly/2U9ETfV

RT Shana Gallagher The idea driving HR 1 is to fight and end the dominance of big money in politics. Passing HR 1 will set a marker for progressives in 2019, but it’ll require continuous pressure to see it made into law. https://interc.pt/2DY3zTb #FightBigMoney #HR1 #ReformBill

ON 2020
RT Roll Call Just weeks after he flipped a South Jersey seat that President Donald Trump carried in 2016, Jeff Van Drew joined a handful of other newly elected lawmakers in making appeals for donations for their next campaigns. #NJ02
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/house-hopefuls-already-fundraising-2020

These House Newbies Are Already Fundraising for #2020 https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/house-hopefuls-already-fundraising-2020

ON D.C.
RT Craig Holman The issue is coming up for a vote before the DC Council on Tuesday. We need 9 votes to overcome an expected veto by the Mayor, who relishes pay to play politics. Ending pay to play in D.C.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ending-pay-to-play-in-dc

RT Washington Post Opinions .@CBHolman weighs in on ending pay to play in D.C.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ending-pay-to-play-in-dc