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March 17, 2005
From Clean Up Texas Politics - Support HB 1348
Here's an easy way to make your voice heard:
The bill to clean up Texas elections is sitting in the House Elections Committee. They haven’t even scheduled a hearing yet! We’ve sent over 600 faxes to Speaker Craddick, but need to send over 1,000 to really get his attention. If you haven’t already, please click here to send a fax to House Speaker Tom Craddick and tell him you support campaign reform and HB 1348: http://www.cleanuptexaspolitics.com/craddickfax
Earlier this week the Texas House of Representatives passed HB 3, the largest tax bill in over 20 years. It should come as no surprise that, as the Houston Chronicle's R.G. Ratcliffe reported: "the largest political donors are the businesses that receive the biggest tax breaks or have their taxes left untouched. Some of the biggest industrial sector donors in the past two years and their proposed tax cuts are:
- Finance, insurance and real estate -- $896.5 million a year in tax cuts; $7.3 million in political contributions.
- Utilities and transportation -- $222.2 million in cuts; $6.1 million in donations.
- Oil, gas and petrochemical -- $399 million in cuts; $5.1 million in donations.
When it comes to influencing legislation in Texas, campaign contributions are heard loud and clear. But what about the public? HB1348 would help ensure that every Texan has a voice in state government, not just big money special interests. This is our best chance in a generation to reduce the influence of corporate and union money on Texas politics and increase the power of the people of Texas. Please fax House Speaker Tom Craddick and ask him to support campaign reform and HB 1348: http://www.cleanuptexaspolitics.com/craddickfax
Posted by Lyn Wall at March 17, 2005 03:01 PM | Permalink
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