U.S. House Votes Again to End Public Financing of Campaigns
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The Republican-controlled U.S. House, voted for the second time this year to end public financing of presidential campaigns and the political party conventions.
The House approved the measure today, 235-190. The Democratic-controlled Senate declined to take up the similar legislation the House passed in January and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the new bill would be shelved.