Campaign finance reform bill moving quickly through Legislature

Friday January 25, 2008
Montpelier, Vt.

(Host) Supporters of a new campaign finance reform bill say their measure is needed to eliminate "the appearance" of corruption in Vermont politics.

The Vermont Public Interest Research Group is a strong supporter of the new campaign finance reform bill. VPIRG's executive director is Paul Burns:

(Burns)"There is an appearance of corruption that the court has also recognized as being a legitimate reason for putting some rational limits what individuals corporations PACS and others can give to candidates the limits contained in this bill are not the lowest in the nation and we are not trying to limit what candidates can spend in a race."

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