Campaign finance reform groups scored a minivictory Monday, as Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) became the first supercommittee member to swear off all fundraising while he serves on the debt-slashing panel.
The watchdog group Public Campaign, in conjunction with a number of other advocacy organizations including Public Citizen, National People’s Action and Center for Community Change, is launching a massive state-by-state lobbying effort to persuade the supercommittee’s 12 members to suspend accepting cash during their tenure on the panel.
via politico.com
