The Fair Elections Now Act: A Comprehensive Response to Citizens United

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) chaired a hearing on April 12th, 2011, on his Fair Elections Now Act, a bill that will dramatically change the way we finance Congressional elections. Under the new law, qualified, legitimate candidates will receive grants, matching funds, and television vouchers to run competitive campaigns based on small dollar donors, not special interest money from lobbyists and corporations.