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… We must fundamentally reform that system so that wealth no longer yields disproportionate influence. Citizens must be able to make their voices heard regardless of how much money they bring to bear on the process. The AFL-CIO believes that … influence elections by making their voices heard on candidates and issues, volunteering their time, and exercising their right to vote. Working families participate in public affairs most effectively when they join together, through their unions, … of Issue Advocacy Political campaigns are essentially about ideas and policy choices, and the First Amendment protects the right to engage freely in public issue advocacy. Legal restraints on speech under the guise of campaign finance reform are …

… Washington, DC The budget plan agreed to by the Clinton Administration and the Republican congressional leadership makes the wrong choices for working families, … -- took priority over the needs of working families. The Administration and Republican congressional leaders chose to cut programs working families will depend upon most over the next decade -- Medicare, Medicaid, public safety and the … care, workplace health and safety, crumbling roads and waterways, protection of the environment and housing. They were right, and as the budget debate takes place over the next six months, the AFL-CIO and its affiliated unions will honor that …