Obama on Oversight and Reform
Words: Obama advocates public campaign financing with free TV and radio time. He “soft money” contributions and “bundled” money from lobbyists, but argues that influence comes more from access than the money itself. He believes the public should be able to easily track government spending.
Actions: Obama voted FOR banning campaign donations from unions and corporations (2001), AGAINST requiring a photo ID for voter registration (2002), FOR banning “soft money” contributions and restricting issue ads targeting specific candidates (2002), AGAINST the Senate Office of Public Integrity (2006), and AGAINST allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress (2006).
