Congressional Reform Issues
This forum focused on campaign finance reform and congressional mailing privileges. Several ideas were discussed to effect congressional ref… read more
This forum focused on campaign finance reform and congressional mailing privileges. Several ideas were discussed to effect congressional reform. The Coalition to End Permanent Congress was begun in 1989.This group, formed by Congressional challengers of both major parties included some of the original principals in their original platform. These were banning political action committees and special interest contributions, banning mass mailings under the Congressional Franken Privileges, and Congress shall apply no law that does not apply to themselves and should act upon those that already exist. close
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- John B. Anderson Presidential Candidate Republican Party
- Robert C. Anderson U.S. Representative Candidate Republican Party
- John C. Bonifaz Attorney Center for Responsive Politics
- Mike Foudy
- Jack Gargan Chairman Throw the Hypocritical Rascals Out
- Gene Gillespie U.S. Representative Candidate (Former) I-NJ
- George Lahood U.S. Representative Candidate (Former) I-NJ
- Joseph P. Leahey U.S. Representative Candidate Democratic Party
- Carl Leober Representative Non-Partisan Cmte. for Political Debates
- Larry Metz U.S. Representative Candidate Republican Party
- Jim Osborn U.S. Representative Candidate I-TN
- Mario Rivera U.S. Representative Candidate (Former) Florida
- Joseph Selliken U.S. Senate Candidate (Former) I-WI
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