October 1, 2015
Securities and Exchange Commission
Dear Securities and Exchange Commission,
As an evacuee from the Valley Fire in Lake County California which followed two other devastating fires with a total burn of over 200 square miles, I am more adamant than ever that We Must work to control climate change: 3 devastating fires within 10 miles of my home in two
months- and the last one within one block! Four lives confirmed lost,
3000 structures, 1289 homes: these are the statistics for one rural county and there are many such stories throughout the Western U.S. not to mention flooding, hurricanes, 8 foot snowbanks last winter: this Is Climate Change!!!
I am writing to urge you to return rule #4-637 to your agenda this year for swift enactment.
This rule, requiring public companies to disclose political spending and funding of trade and business associations, is essential to making our policy processes more transparent and holding corporations accountable for their political influence.
With no requirement for corporations to disclose political donations or funding of organizations, the public is left in the dark about how companies are using their money to hinder policies that are in the public interest.
This proposed rule has received more than one million comments of support--more than any other SEC rule. And 81 percent of Americans believe that corporations should only spend money on political campaigns if they disclose that spending publicly. Commissioners should not ignore this overwhelming public support and cave to pressure from business interest groups who want to continue to operate in secret.
Please enact rule #4-637.
Sincerely,
Marina Vedovi