Mike Pence: “the summer of 527s will long be remembered in American politics. Groups organized on the left and the right under…”

“the summer of 527s will long be remembered in American politics. Groups organized on the left and the right under section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code spent more than $300 million to support candidates, while the two major political parties and the Nation's most respected labor units, associations, businesses, and constitutional groups watched in silence from the sidelines. In response to the summer of 527s, some here in Washington, DC want to exert more regulation and control. But my colleague, the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Wynn), a Democrat, and I have taken a different approach by introducing the bipartisan 527 Fairness Act. The Pence-Wynn bill restores basic fairness to the political parties and outside organizations instead of attempting further regulation. Madam Speaker, when it comes to political speech, greater government control is never the answer. More freedom is. Now, The Washington Post calls the Pence-Wynn bill ``a dangerous notion'' that is ``misguided.'' And freedom is chaotic, but as Thomas Jefferson said, ``I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it.'' I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to consider Pence- Wynn and support us as we answer the summer of 527s with more freedom, not less. ____________________”