Congressmember David Price (D-North Carolina) and 8 other Democrats have introduced HR414, which changes the rules for presidential public funding. The U.S. House has already passed another bill recently to eliminate public funding, so it seems clear that HR414 will not pass. HR414, like a similar bill introduced in the last session of Congress, makes it more difficult for a presidential candidate to qualify for primary season matching funds. Current law requires that the candidate raise at least $5,000 from each of twenty states, in small donations. The bill would increase that to $25,000 from each of twenty states.
The bill also eliminates public funding to pay for national party conventions, and makes other changes. Thanks to Josh Putnam for the news about the bill.
What part of the nearly dead U.S.A. Const. permits the gerrymander Congress to have ANY law about prez public funding ???
You hope some of these types of bills will pass. I hate to think it’s all show on the part of Congress to say there are doing something.