On Day of Fundraiser With 35 Lobbyists as Hosts, Leading Reform Group Will Present McCain With Letter Asking Him to Support Needed Public Financing of All Federal Races

WASHINGTON, April 7, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Public Campaign Action Fund will hold a conference call Tuesday open to reporters, opinion writers, columnists, and bloggers to announce the next steps in its efforts to hold Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) accountable for his position on public financing for all federal races. The group will deliver to McCain a letter signed by thousands of concerned citizens urging him to uphold his reputation as a reformer and support public financing of elections.

The letter, which can be viewed online at www.campaignmoney.org/mccainletter, comes as McCain is scheduled to appear at a Washington, DC, fundraiser hosted by 43 donors - 35 of whom are lobbyists. During the call, Public Campaign Action Fund will also release a new two-part background report on McCain's shifting views on public financing.

WHAT: Conference call on John McCain and public financing
WHEN: 12:30 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, April 8, 2008
WHO: David Donnelly, National Campaigns Director

Those wishing to participate in the conference call should dial (888) 321-3075 and use passcode 42814440.

Copies of the two-part report and profiles of the lobbyists hosting Tuesday's fundraiser will be made available 30 minutes before the conference call begins to all journalists and bloggers requesting them. To receive those background materials, or for more information, please contact Communications Manager David Miller at (202) 448-6154 or dmiller@campaignmoney.org.

Public Campaign Action Fund is a national nonpartisan group that works to advance comprehensive public financing of elections, and campaigns to hold politicians accountable for opposing reform and doing favors for contributors. To learn more, visit www.campaignmoney.org.

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Source: Public Campaign Action Fund

CONTACT: David Miller, Communications Manager, +1-202-448-6154

Web Site: http://www.campaignmoney.org/

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