This message is forwarded from Public Citizen's Congress Watch. ASK U.S. REPRESENTATIVE GREG GANSKE TO CONTINUE HIS SUPPORT FOR REAL CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM Ask him to: SIGN THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM DISCHARGE PETITION U.S. Representative Greg Ganske (IA-4) needs to hear from you immediately. What is arguably the most critical moment in the several year effort to enact campaign finance reform at hand. An unfair rule laying out the procedure for debating the campaign finance reform bill was proposed by the House Republican leadership in July. Rep. Ganske joined with 18 fellow Republicans and nearly all the Democrats to defeat this rule. Speaker Hastert then decided to put the bill in a drawer and said he wouldn’t bring it back up unless 218 Representatives signed a "discharge petition". But 210 Members of the House of Representatives (including 17 Republicans) have now signed the petition that will force fair debate, and then a vote on reform. It is vital that 8 Members add their names to secure the necessary 218 signatures. With the Senate having already passed the companion McCain-Feingold bill and President George Bush signaling he will not veto legislation adopted by Congress, we are very close to the first major campaign finance reform since Watergate. Representative Ganske has been a champion of campaign finance reform. Why has he stopped now? He has repeatedly voted for Shays-Meehan in the past. He even voted against Speaker Hastert’s unfair rule in August. Your help is needed to urge Rep. Ganske to sign the Discharge Petition.Please make your voice heard.Take Action Call Rep. Ganske’s nearest office today. Des Moines, 515-284-4634 – Council Bluffs, 712-323-5976 Phone Script Hi my name is ___________ and I live in _______________. I want to urge Representative Ganske to sign onto Campaign Finance Reform discharge petition to get campaign finance reform legislation back to the House floor. Please urge Representative Ganske to continue to be a champion of reform and to stand with the people of Iowa, not big moneyed interests. Support this important discharge petition. Thank you. Erin Jordahl Director, Iowa Chapter Sierra Club 3839 Merle Hay Road, Suite 280 Des Moines, IA 50310 515-277-8868 [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask]