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Calling For Transparency in Campaign Finance

Floor Speech

Date: Jan. 25, 2011
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Elections

Mr. McNERNEY. Madam Speaker, I rise to discuss the importance of reducing the influence of corporate special interest money in our elections.

As a result of the Citizens United decision, corporations and other special interests are free to pump unlimited sums of money into campaign attacks. And worse yet, because of this decision there is no good mechanism to keep money from foreign sources out of our elections. We need reform that brings transparency to the campaign finance system and protects the best interests of middle class families.

I will call on the new majority to work in a bipartisan fashion to bring transparency to the campaign finance system. I supported the DISCLOSE Act last year, and I believe this bill is a good first step. I will continue standing up for middle class families.


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