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Critics Say Campaign Finance Bill Has Major Flaw
Produced by Susie An on Wednesday, October 14, 2009
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A revised bill limiting campaign contributions is making its way through the Illinois General Assembly. But some campaign finance reform advocates say it has a major flaw.
Cindi Canary is the head of the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform. She says the bill introduced today doesn't limit how much legislative leaders or political parties can give to a candidate.
CANARY: In the primary, it is very hard for independents, non-incumbents, non-party-regulars; you know, people who haven't come up in the ward structure, to break through.
House Speaker Michael Madigan chairs the state's Democratic Party and is a sponsor of the bill. He says it makes no sense to limit what a party can spend to help its candidate win. A previous campaign finance bill was vetoed by Governor Pat Quinn.
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