Anna Eshoo: “according to the Los Angeles Times a Wisconsin couple gave $700,000 to GOPAC between 1985 and 1993. That is a lot of…”

“according to the Los Angeles Times a Wisconsin couple gave $700,000 to GOPAC between 1985 and 1993. That is a lot of money. The cornerstone of Federal election law is disclosure, full disclosure. Within the past 5 years, GOPAC has raised more than $7 million. The American people should know where this money came from, did these donors get anything in return, and are there any conflicts of interest? Mr. Speaker, these are important questions, but we cannot get answers because GOPAC refuses to provide a list of its past contributors and how much they contributed. What we know is that many of GOPAC's current donors have issues pending before the Congress. In light of these potential conflicts of interest, an outside counsel should be appointed to investigate these matters. The time has come for the House of Representatives, especially the new majority, to live up to their own rhetoric and call for an outside counsel to investigate where GOPAC's money has come from and how it has been used. The American people deserve to know.”