Why wait? The Real Time Transparency Act would make campaign contributions public in 48 hours
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We are celebrating September with blog posts and an event dedicated to improving the ways the public learns about how influencers get their voices heard in Washington. Complete, systemic overhauls—such as public financing or a Constitutional amendment—get the headlines, but less dramatic fixes can go a long way toward creating a more informed public with, hopefully, a better shot at bipartisan consensus.
The Real Time Transparency Act (S. 2207, H.R. 4442) is one bill that would, with a mere tweak of the current disclosure system, dramatically improve disclosure of big contributions to campaigns. It’s such an easy fix, we honestly can’t understand why anyone would object.
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