Political Quotes

“I want to thank my colleague for yielding. Madam Chair, the American people elected a new Congress to clean up corruption and make Washington work for them. To that end, this week we will pass H.R. 1 to elevate the people's voice in our politics, restrict the influence of dark money in our campaigns, expand voting rights protections, and limit corporate influence. At the foundation of this effort is a commitment to increasing transparency, so the American people know who is behind the money funding the political ads they see and how much these individuals are spending. Currently, too many political action committees, including so-called super-PACs, have an easy way around the important disclosure requirements. By officially organizing a PAC or super-PAC just before an election, these committees can spend on ads to influence an election, without disclosing anything until after the voting has already occurred. In another scheme, PACs borrow money to pay for advertising and operations and incur debts that are not paid off by donors until long after the election. Both of these practices are extremely troubling and obfuscate who is donating to PACs. Voters are left in the dark until it is too late. This amendment is a simple first step to address these abuses by requiring the Federal Election Commission to report recommendations to Congress for how we can crack down on these practices by PACs.…”