John Tierney: “we could all be here on this bipartisan motion today, this bipartisan bill, and actually pass it on a suspension. I do…”

“we could all be here on this bipartisan motion today, this bipartisan bill, and actually pass it on a suspension. I do not see a great deal of controversy about what is going on with the subject matter of this bill. The fact that I would like to hear discussed in a bipartisan way is the motion to recommit. I would ask the gentleman from Ohio why is it we do not hear anybody in a bipartisan way from that side of the aisle talking about the recommittal to have that go into effect and have that be bipartisan? We need disclosure. 527s are, in fact, a blight on our election system. We have heard Members on that side of the aisle talk for a long time about how they want disclosure. The majority whip tells us he wants disclosure. I would hope he would come to the floor and say that he supports this in a bipartisan way. The head of the conference has said that he supports disclosure. He intends to raise a lot of money under 527s. Let us hear him come to the floor and talk about how he wants to be bipartisan on this bill, and then we can pass the subject bill which is virtually a no-brainer with its regressive nature. At this point in time, we are spending an awful lot of time reaching around slapping ourselves on the back. Let us do something really heroic for the American people. Let us do something that really gets to the serious part of business. Let us do something for campaign finance reform and get rid of these 527s.”