Does the Tea Party Really Support Larson's Public Finance Bill? 

  
It depends which Tea Party






  

    

      
By Deirdre Shesgreen - Connecticut Mirror

      
Published: Sep 24, 2010

    

    

                   
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	WASHINGTON--Supporters of a public financing system for U.S. House and Senate candidates have wrapped themselves in the Tea Party flag, with an ad touting support from this election season's hottest new political force. But they shouldn't count on a Sarah Palin or Glenn Beck endorsement anytime soon.



	At issue is a proposal, sponsored by Rep. John Larson, D-1st District, to allow congressional candidates who raise money from small donors and forgo PAC donations to tap into a federal financing system to help fund their campaigns.



	The bill, called the Fair Elections Now Act, advanced in the House Thursday, winning approval from a key committee. "So many campaigns, including in Connecticut, are awash in money," Larson said. "We have to return this process to the people."



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