Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor of The Nation, editorializes on the need for the Fair Elections Now Act in the wake of the Citizens United decision by the Supreme Court.

In a press conference today, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-M.D.) revealed a legislative response to the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United. "We need to move very quickly to blunt the corrosive impact of this decision on democracy," noted Rep. Van Hollen. While Public Campaign and Common Cause agree with this assessment, we believe that any response must go further to include public financing of congressional elections.

A dedicated supporter of the Fair Elections Now Act sent a Letter to the Editor into the Kitsap Sun advocating for the legislation.

Bill Horne, a college professor in Ohio, argues that we need a congressional public financing bill in an Op-Ed in The Times-Gazette.

An article today in the Portland Press Herald discusses the introduction of the Fair Elections Now Act, co-psonsored by Maine Congresswomen Chellie Pingree (D-Maine). The bipartisan bill was introduced in both chambers of Congress.

Law and Order star Sam Waterston brought the spotlight to the Fair Elections Now Act yesterday, rallying support for the bill in the nation's capital.