It takes a kind of courage that will lead others to avoid the stigma, and eventually ease it or remove it.

I'm honored to be here today with you.

I want to drill down a little bit on the excellent question that the Chairman asked, and talk about this transition; in particular, an area of injury that I think is extraordinarily important, often undiagnosed or misdiagnosed: traumatic…

Some people thought it was political at the time. I said, basically, this is just a safety net.

Thank you. Well, I thank all of you for your participation, and I have learned something.

But I take it you do not disagree with the disclosure mandates, regardless of how the aggregates and the coordination is done.

Even if there are corporate independent expenditures, do you think there should be no disclosure?

It mandates federal contractors to fund this proposed system.

If I am a wealthy person and I say, 'All right, I am just going to support candidates. I am not going to give to outside groups. I just want to support candidates,' do you know how many candidates I can max out to in a given cycle? Eight.

Even with those potential sources of money, however, isn't there a reality here that the imbalances of funding can be so disparate and the appearances are so corrosive to trust and confidence in the democratic system?

The constitutionality of public financing is not in doubt.

And I do not view this proposal as an attack on corporations or corporate contributions, nor do I view it as an effort to make people like Congress, but perhaps trust Congress a little bit more.