2024 MONEY OUT Agenda
1) Stop DARK MONEY (HB 1472)
The true and original source of all election spending, including independent expenditures, can and must be known. Don’t let unknown forces hide in the shadows and bury good legislators under mountains of last-minute mailers and ads by secret spenders. PA lawmakers have the power to put the spotlight on the real source of campaign spending and dissuade those who are only willing to attack in the dark.
2)Ban election spending by multi-national corporations
Because of the Citizens United decision, independent corporate spending in campaigns cannot be stopped, but spending by foreign-influenced corporations can be stopped. We need to ban dark money election spending by foreign-influenced corporations.
3)Put limits on campaign contributions (HB 279)
Unlimited campaign contributions allow anybody to spend any amount of money to support or defeat a candidate, making candidates responsive to their big donors and not to their voters. Pennsylvania is one of only 10 states with no campaign contribution limits, at all. We need to pass campaign finance reform and bring the federal campaign contribution limits to PA.
4) PASS THE GIFT BAN (HB 484)
Pennsylvania is one of only three states without a Gift Ban. Over $1.5 million of vacations, sports and concert tickets, and endless wining and dining flow from lobbyists to legislators and their families every year. That’s almost $6,000 per legislator. This corrupt practice destroys trust between Pennsylvanians and our government and makes you and every other legislator look bad in our eyes. The Gift Ban, like all money in politics issues, is a unanimously popular issue with the public. 35 Gift Ban bills have been introduced in the State Legislature since 2001, with none ever receiving a full vote.
