House Schedules Vote to Eliminate Taxpayer Financing of Presidential Campaigns

The House of Representatives has scheduled a vote this week to eliminate taxpayer financing of presidential campaigns.The House is scheduled to take up H.R. 2019 at noon on Tuesday, December 10th. The bill was introduced on May 16th by Rep. Gregg Harper, R-Miss., and has more than 150 co-sponsors. The bill would terminate the $3 taxpayer designation for financing of presidential election campaigns; the presidential election campaign fund; and the presidential matching payment account.Read more: blogs.rollcall.com