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Published/Posted By: The Providence American
Posted: June 20, 2018

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  • Whitehouse Joins Democratic Leaders to Unveil A Better Deal For Our Democracy

    Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) yesterday afternoon
    joined Senate and House Democrats on the steps of the United States Capitol to
    unveil the newest plank of their bold economic agenda, A Better Deal for Our
    Democracy, to fix Washington’s broken political system and return to a
    government of, by and for the American people.  The new plank of
    Democrats’ A Better Deal agenda focuses on taking back the power from special
    interests and getting rid of the pay-to-play culture of corruption, cronyism
    and incompetence embodied by the Trump administration, which has led to
    political dysfunction and a raw deal for the American people.



     



    “Once upon a time, Donald Trump said he didn’t
    want Koch money or anything else from them.  It turns out the Kochs and
    other self-interested billionaires have installed their corporate operatives
    throughout the Trump administration.  And when the special interests are
    calling the shots, that can have profound implications for public health, the
    environment and the economy,” said Whitehouse.  “This is not
    democracy.  This is the corruption of democracy to benefit narrow special
    interests at everyone else’s expense.”



     



    The A Better Deal for Democracy proposal
    would:



    Empower American voters to ensure responsive
    government,



    Strengthen our nation’s ethics laws to fight
    special interests; and



    Fix our broken campaign finance system to
    combat big money influence.



     



    “President Trump famously campaigned on
    ‘draining the swamp’ but so far he has filled it up with pay-to-play schemes
    inside and outside his administration.  From Michael Cohen cashing in more
    than a million dollars promising influence of the president, to Mick Mulvaney
    admitting to donors that donations equal access, President Trump has made it
    clear that draining the swamp is yet another broken promise,” said Senate
    Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY).  “Democrats are proposing a better
    deal for the American people – one that actually cleans up corruption and
    loosens the vice-grip that special interests have over Washington Republicans
    and the Trump administration by strengthening our nation’s ethics laws to
    restore integrity to government service.”



     



    Last month, Whitehouse and five Democratic
    Senate colleagues
    sent letters to President Donald Trump and several cabinet officials asking
    for documents that shed light on the Koch brothers’ sweeping infiltration of
    the Trump administration and how the Kochs’ sophisticated network of front
    groups and operatives have manipulated the American government. 

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