Congressional Democrats Reignite Efforts to Control Money in Politics

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says Americans are feeling frustrated by a campaign finance system and election process that appears to leave their voices out.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) answers questions during her weekly press conference at the U.S. Capitol on March 19, 2015 in Washington, DC.

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A week after a Florida man illegally landed his gyrocopter at the U.S. Capitol to deliver a message on the need for campaign finance reform, U.S. House Democrats on Wednesday announced the "relaunch" of a task force to push toward that same goal.

The title of their updated effort to promote a package of measures to overhaul how elections are funded: "Democracy for All."