At the time Obamacare was being debated in this very committee, I warned that it was the wrong direction for our country.

Should we not reduce or eliminate the agency's role in this area and keep regulations and politics where it belongs, that is, with the Federal Election Commission?

I think only one person was fired. Everybody else retired without any sanctions, and that was voluntarily.

This committee has never had an oversight hearing on the EAC, never.

The Election Assistance Commission has fulfilled its purpose and should be eliminated.

The mere filing of a complaint, even a specious one, will generate news coverage.

I cannot support it.

We do not need to require every jurisdiction to compile these reports just to get at the few that may be out of compliance.

The primary purpose, as I recall, was to distribute grants to States so they can better serve their people.

They are not moving because they received over 200,000 comments, and by law, you have got to go through them.

For those of us who opposed the McCain-Feingold bill, it is always an interesting experience to hear concerns being expressed about the current state of our campaign finance system.

In spite of my concerns about that section, I believe on balance the bill is worth supporting and I will do so.