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Rep. John Sarbanes and Speaker Nancy Pelosi at a March 2020 event to mark the one-year anniversary of the passage of HR 1. Science shows that such campaign finance reform efforts have no meaningful impact on trust in government, Primo and Milyo write. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Opinion

Reformers say HR 1 will fortify our democracy. Science shows it won’t

Past campaign finance reform efforts have had little impact on how Americans view the democratic process

By David M. Primo and Jeffrey D. Milyo
Posted February 26, 2021 at 2:35pm