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Pence-Wynn Bill Is No Vehicle for Reform

By Donna L. Brazile
Roll Call Contributing Writer
June 14, 2005, Midnight

When it comes to good government and standing up for ordinary citizens, Democrats are the natural party of reform. One area that continues to warrant our attention and leadership is campaign finance reform. With two conflicting pieces of legislation pending in Congress this session, Democrats must unite around strengthening existing laws — not reopening the floodgates.

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May 22, 2012

Rumi Pazos, 6, and his mother, Christi Funk, from Orange County, Ca., attend a news conference Tuesday in front of the Capitol on the Safe Chemical Act, which would update the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976. To support the bill, Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families rallied moms, nurses and cancer survivors to participate in a “stroller brigade” throughout the Capitol complex.

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