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.

Nick Nyhart and David Donnelly of Public Campaign have an Op-Ed in The Nation discussing the Fair Elections Now Act.

Public Campaign President and CEO Nick Nyhart is quoted in Chicago's In These Times magazine.

An article in the April issue of Reader's Digest asks "How can your congressman serve you when he's constantly hunting for campaign cash?"