"The Public Campaign Financing Commission's plan voted on today will not empower people through Fair Elections-- instead, it will protect the people in power. The commission may have held hearings, but it's clear they weren't listening.
"In 2018, the top 100 donors gave more money than all 137,000 small donors combined. That's absurd, and the plan that Governor Cuomo and Jay Jacobs have successfully pushed through will not do nearly enough to change a system that gives the wealthiest people control. Many of today's proposals and specific votes appeared to be at the Governor's behest. New York's 'progressive' Governor and his allies are showing their true colors and engaging in a Trumpian abuse of this process.
"Advocates, legislators, leaders, know that we had an opportunity to create a public financing system that uplifts the voices of all New Yorkers, but as it stands, it will instead serve as an incumbency protection program, a clear attack on the progressive left movement in this state which supporters of these actions are complicit in.
"In light of today's outcome, legislators should return to Albany ahead of the deadline to amend the plan that would put in place public financing in letter, but undermine its spirit with one of the worst systems in the nation."
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